W. W. WILMORE, DAHLIA SPECIALIST 
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The Wonderful Chinese Elm 
(Ulmus Pumila) 
Sometimes called Siberian Elm 
A street planting - of Chinese Elm (Ulmus Pumila). Trees are seven years old, 
forty feet high, ten inches in diameter. 
The beautiful Chinese Elm (Ulmus Pumila) is a very rapid growing tree, often 
attaining a height of forty feet with a trunk circumference of thirty-five inches or 
more in six years. The height of this tree at maturity is about eighty feet but can 
be kept lower by cutting back. It has quite a smooth bark, which makes it almost 
impossible for insects to attack it. The foliage is similar to the American Elm 
except that the leaves are smaller and many more of them, making it very dense 
in foliage. It is nearly as broad as it is tall, which makes it a very desirable tree 
for street planting, single specimens for the lawn or shade, or for screens or wind¬ 
breaks. It grows very symmetrical, and for quick shade it is a superior tree. Its 
thin, wiry branches give it a very graceful appearance. Being a native of Siberia, 
it is extremely hardy and will stand the coldest winters, while in warmer climates 
it is almost an evergreen tree as the new growth of leaves come on as the old ones 
are falling. It is one of the first trees to leaf out in the spring and the last to 
shed its leaves in the fall. The Chinese Elm is truly a wonderful tree. 
The U. S. Department of Agriculture in its Bulletin No. 945 says: 
“It is a rapid grower, with slender, almost wiry branches. It is one of the 
first trees to leaf out in the spring and the last to shed its leaves in the fall. 
Remarkably free from the usual plant diseases and insect injuries so common in 
many of the elms. 
“It is very hardy and has proved valuable under a greater variety of climatic 
and soil conditions than any tree yet introduced. Very favorable reports have been 
received from practically every section of the country. 
“Its resistance to drought, alkali, and extremes of temperature render it an 
especially valuable tree.” 
Strong, well shaped and well rooted trees. 
(Caliper is the diameter of trunk at the base) 
Each 
.75 
.90 
. 1.25 
Cal. 2.00 
Cal. 3.00 
Cal. 4.00 
Cal. 6.00 
Prices on larger sizes up to 6-inch Caliper—on request. 
We have some nice seedlings that would do to plant out as windbreaks on 
farms, estates, etc., at $8.00 per 100 or $65.00 per 1,000, 2-3 ft. size. 
5- 6 
6 - 8 
8-10 
ft. 
ft. 
ft. 
114 - 11/2 in. 
1 y 2 -2 in. 
2 -2i/ 2 in. 
2i/£-3 in. 
Per 10 
6.50 
8.00 
11.00 
16.00 
25.00 
35.00 
55.00 
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