The Lake City Elm 
I N INTRODUCING the Lake City Elm, we 
feel that we have added a valuable variety 
to the list of shade trees for the Northwest. 
The tree is a type of the American Elm, found 
growing outside of the Lutheran Parsonage 
here at Lake City, Minnesota. 
It is of an upright, closely branched type, 
adapting itself splendidly to boulevard planting. 
Nearly all other budded Elms are of a Southern 
type and have proven very susceptible to sun- 
scald, and, are, therefore, not adapted to this 
northern climate. A type of Elm such as the 
Lake City Elm needs no corrective trimming. 
It presents a uniform appearance when planted, 
because one tree is just like the other. These 
trees are budded on the native American Elm 
seedling with a perfectly hardy root as well as 
trunk. 
It is now some ten years since we introduced 
it. During this time we have thoroughly tested 
it out in various localities. We make the fol¬ 
lowing claims for it based upon these trials: 
It is hardy and it is hardier than any other Elm 
sport introduced. 
It will stand more drought than other budded 
Elms — in fact, will stand more drought than 
its parent tree, the American Elm. 
In boulevard planting it will practically elimi¬ 
nate pruning expenses. The branches are grown 
very closely to the trunk, shoulders are 
heavy and the branches will not break down. 
It is symmetrical in shape, reminding one of the 
Linden in the way its tops are formed. It is 
a beautiful tree. 
It will not sunscald. It has heavy bark that 
tends to roughen up early. 
It seems less susceptible to disease and insects. 
