NEW! 
THE HUTCHINSON WEEPING ELM 
An elm tree with all the beauty and grace 
of the Weeping Birch and Willow added to the 
hardiness and longevity of our hardy native 
American Elm. 
This tree was discovered by Ray Filk in 1938 
growing near other native elm in the vicinity of 
Hutchinson, Minnesota. The original tree was 
found in an open and windswept location where 
it had survived the recent drouths which had 
killed trees adjacent to it. The fact that this 
freak seedling survived under such unfavorable 
surroundings should attest to its hardiness. Win¬ 
ter temperatures of 40° below zero are not un¬ 
common at the birthsite of this new elm. So that 
the true weeping characteristics might be main¬ 
tained we have taken scions from the original 
tree and grafted these on the understock of 
hardy native elm. 
We have only 93 of these for sale this year 
and at this time they are the only Hutchinson 
Weeping Elm in THE WORLD. We will have 
no more to offer for sale until the spring of 1942, 
when newly propagated stock will be of salable 
size. We will sell only one to a customer and 
only one in each community. Purchasers’ annual 
report on the progress and welfare of these trees 
would be greatly appreciated, those faithfully 
making such reports will be rewarded with new 
additional introductions in 1942. Price 6-8 Ft., 
$4.00 each; 5-6 Ft., $3.00 each, and a very few 
4-5 foot at $2.00. 
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