The Lake City Elm 
We echo Mr. Marshall’s statement that it is 
the best Elm so far introduced. 
In the "Parks and Recreation" magazine of 
September 1931 issue we find the following 
write-up on this tree: 
"The Lake City Elm introduced by the 
Lake City Nurseries, Inc., Lake City, Minne¬ 
sota, is a fastigiate type of the American Elm 
of unusual merit. Close, upright growth, 
small branches, it offers a guarantee against 
breaking down from sleet and storm and 
makes trimming unnecessary. It seems har¬ 
dier than the Moline; has a tendency to bark 
roughening at an early date. It is not as 
susceptible to sunscald as the Moline. The 
tree is very symmetrical and should be of 
real value for boulevard planting. The parent 
tree is located at Lake City. It is about 
twenty years old; has never been trimmed and 
the shape as shown in the picture is entirely 
natural. ’ ’ 
Mr. Leonard Barron in the "Country Life" 
of March, 1931, under his heading "Come Into 
the Garden" says: 
"The Lake City Elm obviously differs from 
the Moline variety, and it is claimed that it 
has certain advantages that are adapted par¬ 
ticularly well to the northern and trying cli¬ 
mates. It is an upright, closely branched 
type, resembling the Moline Elm, and it is 
claimed that its peculiar bark is a protection 
against sunscald to which the Moline is sub¬ 
ject in some situations and that has been my 
experience. I am not surprised that the Lake 
City Nurseries were attracted to this tree. 
