Ulmus americana
Ulmus americana, generally known as the American elm or, less commonly, as the white elm or water elm, is a species of elm native to eastern North America. The trees can live for several hundred years. It is a very hardy species that can withstand low winter temperatures, but it is affected by Dutch elm disease.
| Ulmus americana | |
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| Ulmus americana (American elm) in Northampton, Massachusetts | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Ulmaceae |
| Genus: | Ulmus |
| Subgenus: | U. subg. Oreoptelea |
| Section: | U. sect. Blepharocarpus |
| Species: | U. americana |
| Binomial name | |
| Ulmus americana | |
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The wood was seldomly utilized until the advent of mechanical sawing. It is the state tree of Massachusetts.
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