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high; readily distinguished by its unfurrowed ashy gray 

 bark. Wood hard, strong, tough, close-drained, pale, 

 heavy. Leaves 3 to 4 inches long. A cubic foot weighs 

 43 lbs. Wis. to Nova Scotia and south to Gulf. 



Chestnut {Castanea dentata) 



A noble tree, 60 to 80 or even 100 feet high. A cubic 

 foot of the wood weighs 28 lbs. Leaves 6 to 8 inches long. 

 Mass. to Ind. and Miss. 



White Elm, Water or Swamp Elm {Ulmus Americana) 



A tall splendid forest tree; commonly 100, occasionally 

 120 feet. Wood reddish brown; hard, strong, tough, very 

 hard to split. A cubic foot weighs 41 lbs. Soon rots near 

 the ground. Leaves 2 to 5 inches long. Man. to Nova 

 Scotia and south to Gulf. 



Slippery Elm, Moose or Red Elm {Ulmus fulva) 



Smaller than White Elm, maximum height about 70 

 feet. Wood dark, reddish, hard, close, tough, strong; 

 durable next the ground; heavy; a cubic foot weighs 43 lbs. 

 Its leaves are larger and rouglier than those of the former. 



