Michigan Trees: A Handbook of the Native and Most Important Introduced Species

by Charles Herbert Otis

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URTICACEAE

Cork Elm. Rock Elm

Ulmus racemosa Thomas [Ulmus Thomasi Sarg.]

HABIT.—A large tree sometimes reaching a height of 100 feet and a trunk diameter of 5 feet, but usually somewhat smaller; strongly drooping lateral and lower branches form a narrow, oblong crown.