Handbook of Trees of the jSToKriiKRN States and C; 



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The Cork Elm attains the lioii^^lit of SO-100 

 ft., with trunk 3 or 4 ft. in diaiix'tcr, ami in 

 forests has a straii^lit coluiniiar trunk sonic- 

 times free from hramiics to tiic iu'i<,'lit of CO 

 or 70 ft. When growing outside of tiic forest 

 its habit of growtli is generally quite different 

 from that of tlie ^Yhitc Kim, as it develops a 

 ratlicr narrow oblong top \\ith strongly droop 

 ing lateral and lower branches and corky- 

 winged branclilots, as shown in our trunk ])ic- 

 ture. 



It is a tree inhabiting uplands, rocky ridges 

 and slopes, in company with the Sugar Maple, 

 Hop Hornbeam, Butternut, Basswood, White 

 Ash, Beech, etc.. but is much less abundant 

 and general in its distribution than the W^hite 

 Elm. 



Its wood is heavy, a cubic foot weighing 



when absolutely dry 45.25 lbs., and is especially 



sought where great strength, toughness and 



flexibility are required, as in the manufacture 



of heavy agricultural implements, the handles 



of tools, etc.2 



Lcfirrs obovate-oltlonT. narrow and obtuse to 

 subcoi-date and somewhat ineciuilateral at base, 

 doubly serrate, with usually incurved teeth, 

 smooth lustrous dark .sreen above, pale pubescent 

 beneath : petioles and branchlets pubescent : buds 

 taper-pointed with puberulous oiliate scales. 

 Flotrcis in racemes with slender tiliform jointed 

 pedicels ; calyx 7-8-lobed ; anthers purple. Fruit 

 ripening when the leaves are about half grown, 

 samaras obovate-oblong, pale, obscurely nerved, 

 pubescent and ciliate. 



1. Ulmtis racemosa Thomas. 



2. A. W., II, 34. 



