Flowers: In drooping clusters of 2-4, appearing before the leaves begin to unfold, greenish-red, hairy, small.
Fruit: Oval, winged fruits up to one-half inch long, hairy, each wing with a shallow notch at the top and surrounding a single seed.
Wood: Hard, strong, heavy, close-grained, pale brown.
Uses: Railroad ties, farm implements, hockey sticks.
Habitat: Wooded slopes, rock ledges.
Range: Quebec to Ontario and Minnesota, southwestward to Kansas, east to Tennessee.
Distinguishing Features: Rock Elm differs from other elms in Illinois by its corky-winged twigs and its smooth leafstalks.
SWEET VIBURNUM
Viburnum lentago L.
Other Names: Nannyberry; Wild Raisin; Sheepberry.