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A really
fast-growing tree in dry regions such as the Great Plains,
but less suited to moist regions. It is very resistant to Dutch
Elm Disease, which has devastated the American elm trees, and
it grows under almost any conditions. It is a poor ornamental
tree because its branches break easily, and it is generally “messy.”
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| Height: 60’ with
an open, rounded crown of slender spreading branches. |
| Leaves: 3/4”-3” long,
1/3”-1” wide. Alternate, simple. Dark green and rough
above, paler and covered with soft hair beneath. The leaves stay
green until very late autumn, then turn yellow. |
| Habitat: Dry
regions, tolerant of poor soils and city smoke; also scattered
in moist soils along streams. Originally native to Siberia,
and northern China. Now naturalized from Minnesota, south to Kansas
and west to Utah. |
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