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Wing Elm, Winged Elm. Ulmus alata Michx. 



Nomenclature. 



Wing Elm, Winged Elm (local Mountain Elm, Red Elm (Fla., 



and common names). Ark.). 



Wahoo, Whahoo (W. Va., N. Elm, Witch Elm (W. Va.). 



C., S. C., La., Tex., Ky., Water Elm (Ala.). 



Mo.). Small-leaved Elm (N. C.). 



Cork Elm, Corky Elm (Fla., Wahoo Elm (Mo.). 



S. C., Tex.). 



Locality. 



Southern United States, Virginia and Florida westward inter- 

 mittently to southern Illinois and Texas. 



Features of Tree. 



Forty feet or more in height, one to two feet in diameter. Corky 

 " wings " on branches. 



Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood. 



Color brownish, sapwood lighter, close-grained, compact 

 structure. 



Structural Qualities of Wood. 

 Hard, heavy, tough. 



Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot. 



46. 

 Modulus of Elasticity. 



740,000. 

 Modulus of Rupture. 



10,200. 



Remarks. 



