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Elm Family

Ulmaceae - Elm family

Slippery Elm Ulmus rubra

Tree shown is about 12 feet tall but can grow to 75 feet tall.  Seed pods are about 1/2" wide.  In dry conditions, grasshoppers will strip this tree of vegetation but don't touch the seeds.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, May & July 2004

(Native of Texas)

Ulmaceae - Elm family

Winged Elm (Cork Elm, Wahoo Elm) Ulmus alata

Branches and twigs have corky wings that extend a 1/2" out.  Small reddish flower (no photo) grows in clusters before leaves open.  Fruit is a flattened samara with a hairy margin, April-May  (no photo).  2" long leaves with sharp double serrations, base not equilateral, slightly hairy beneath, short petiole, yellow fall color.  Tree grows to about 40 feet tall.

Photos taken in Van Zandt County, Texas, November 2006

(Native of east and central Texas)

Ulmaceae - Elm family

Lindheimer Hackberry Celtis lindheimeri

Tree shown is about 30 feet tall.  Grayish bark has layered warts.  Long asymmetric leaves are lighter underneath with pronounced leaves.  Leaves are hairy when young and become smoother.   Green berries turn blue/black and are about 1/4" wide.  They are edible.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, August 2004

(Native of Texas)

Ulmaceae - Elm family

Net-leaf Sugar Hackberry Celtis laevigata var. reticulata

Tree grows to about 30 feet tall but is often just a shrub.  Grayish bark has warts.  Orange/red berries turn black and are about 1/4" wide.  They are edible.  Hairy leaves have pronounced veining and are asymmetrical.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, September 2004

(Native of Texas)

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