American elm

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American elm

A North American deciduous tree (Ulmus americana) having double serrate leaves and winged fruits. It is grown chiefly as an ornamental shade tree but often dies from Dutch elm disease.

American elm

Ulmus americana

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American elm - large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America

Ulmus americana, white elm, rock elm, water elm

genus Ulmus, Ulmus - type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions

elm, elm tree - any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees

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elm elm tree genus Ulmus red elm rock elm slippery elm Ulmus Ulmus alata Ulmus americana Ulmus laevis Ulmus rubra water elm white elm wing elm winged elm			American Elm Trees are sometimes referred to as Water Elms or White Elms This species of tree is native to North America, and can be found from Nova Scotia to British Columbia, along with central Texas and Florida American Elm Trees are sometimes referred to as Water Elms or White Elms. American Elm Trees by Dennis Sons / Home improvement and landscaping community American elms that had survived years of threat from Dutch elm disease were felled and will be difficult, if not impossible, to replace. Historic trees fall by American Forests COLUMN: IN OUR OPINION The felling of the last American elm tree from Worcester Common this week - a victim of the relentless Dutch elm disease that has ravaged the species since the 1930s - serves as a reminder of the vital role trees play in any city and how profoundly such trees shaped the urban landscapes of the past. Dreams in green; Remembrance of species past, and to come by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)			American Civil War American cloth American cockroach American columbo American coot American copper American cowslip American crab apple American cranberry American cranberry bush American crayfish American creeper American cress American crow American Curl American dewberry American dog tick American dog violet American dogwood American dream American dwarf birch American eagle American egret American elder American elk American elm American English American Expeditionary Forces American Falls American featherfoil American Federalist Party American Federation of Labor American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations American feverfew American flag American flagfish American fly honeysuckle American flying squirrel American football American football game American forge American foxhound American frogbit American gallinule American gentian American germander American ginseng American gray birch American green toad American grey birch American hackberry			American Electric Power American Electric Power Company American Electric Power Service Corporation American Electric Power, Inc. American Electric Railway Association American Electric Technologies, Inc. American Electric Vehicle Company American Electrical Novelty and Manufacturing Company American Electro-Magnetics Conference American Electrology Association American Electronic Laboratories American Electronic Medical Equipment Design American Electronics Association American Electronics Association Credit Union American Electronics Association in Japan American Electrophoresis Society American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society, Inc. American Electroplating and Surface Finishing American Electroplating Society American Elementary School American Elite Homes, Inc. American elk American elk American elk American Elk Products Board American elm American elms American elms American elms American Embassy American Embassy School American Embedded Systems American Embryo Transfer Association American Emergency Ultrasonographic Society American Empire Project American Employment Law Council American Emu Association American encephalitis American Endowment Foundation American Endurance Ride Conference American Engineering Association American Engineering Standards Committee American Engineering Standards Committee American Engineering Standards Committee American Engineering Standards Committee American Engineering Standards Committee American Engineering Testing, Inc American English American English American English As a Second Language American English Institute American English language American English Language Foundation American English Language Institute American English Language Program American English Language Teachers' Association

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