the Department of Recreation and Parks wrote the following: 
On September 12th you asked for a report on 
the Augustine Ascending Elm trees purchased by the 
City of Baltimore. 
The first planting of your elm trees was made in 
November of 1949. We have also planted in the 
spring and fall of 1950. 
The trees were received in excellent condition 
on each shipment. 
We have lost only 1 Augustine Elm tree due to 
plant failure although a number have been damaged 
beyond repair by vandalism. 
The trees have shown normal rate of growth for 
elm trees with all indications of developing an 
upright habit. The leaves are normal in size, color, 
and shape. No test or inspection has been made 
to determine extent of root anchorage and the 
crotches are not developed to a point where the 
characteristics can be judged. 
We have not planted Augustine Elms in contact 
with infected trees due to the fact that all of the trees 
are going into newly planted street and parkway 
areas. 
To date we have planted Augustine Elm trees 
on the 3200-3300-3400 blocks of Dorithan Road and 
Loch Raven Blvd. from Chinquapin Run to Wood- 
bourne Avenue. 
An official of the Morton Arboretum at Lisle, Illinois gives, 
in a report of July, 1951, the following information about the 
four-year-old Augustine Ascending Elms there: 
Height—10 ft.; average leaf size—4 to 5 inches; no 
virus or fungus disease; development of charcteristic 
form; trees vigorous in appearance and making good 
growth. Foliage a rich dark green. 
Michigan State College reported in July, 1951 that the 25 
four-year-old trees on their campus were 12 feet high, had an 
8-inch growth during the last season, and have an average leaf 
length of 5-inches. 
A managing official of the Arboretum of the Missouri 
Botannical Garden wrote us the following letter in October, 
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The plant (1.e., the two-year-old Augustine 
Ascending Elm sent to the Arboretum in 1949) was 
received in good condition and has grown well. It 
was planted along one of our oldest roads—an area 
that has supported trees for about a century. It 
continues to be upright and while outside the area 
of greatest Phloem Necrosis damage a number of 
elms within sight of this tree have died in the past 
two years. So far it appears to be a perfectly good 
tree for this region. 
