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An excellent tree that is
surprisingly under-used, Chinese Elm possesses many traits which
make it ideal for a multitude of landscape uses (Fig. 1). A fast
growing, deciduous or evergreen tree, Chinese Elm forms a
graceful, upright, rounded canopy of long, arching, and somewhat
weeping branches which are clothed with two to three-inch-long,
shiny, dark green, leathery leaves. Some specimens grow in the
typical vase-shaped elm form. In colder regions of the country
in fall, leaves are transformed into various shades of red,
purple, or yellow. The tree is evergreen in the southern extent
of its range. The showy, exfoliating bark reveals random,
mottled patterns of gray, green, orange, and brown, adding great
textural and visual interest, especially to its winter
silhouette. Chinese Elm can reach 80 feet in height but is more
often seen at 40 to 50 feet, making it an ideal shade, specimen,
street or parking lot tree. They look very nice planted in a
grove or along a street.
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