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EVENTS |
Sense of Community on KSMU 91.1 FM story on the Centennial Project and Arboretum- Dec. 20, 2004
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| Mapping the Past and GIS Day Events - Nov. 17, 2004 |
Centennial Arporetum Tags go up! (Fall 2004) |
Download a 2005 Calendar (here) |
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American
Elm (Ulmus americana)
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Ulmaceae
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above image to see a larger map
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Missouri |
| Leaf
Arrangement and Shape: |
| Alternate
with simple, non-lobed leaves |
| Fruit
Type: |
| Samara
(winged fruit) |
| Maximum
Height: |
| 70
feet |
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| Flowers
are red but small. The leaves are dark green and smooth on the
top but are paler and somewhat rough or hairy on the bottom.
Its vase-shaped crown once made this tree an ideal shade tree,
but an Asian fungus (Dutch Elm disease) brought in around 1930
wiped out many populations and continues to threaten the species.
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close
up of tree # 253 in summer
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tree
# 253 in summer
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By moving your mouse over the thumbnail photos of the trees you can see a larger picture. |
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