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Elm, SiberianSiberian Elm

(Ulmus punila)
Medium/Tall Tree

20 Year Height: 25 feet
Growth Rate: rapid
Growth Habit: open with several ascending branches
Drought Resistance: good
Wildlife Value: nesting sites
Pests: cankerworm
Disease: canker, wetworm
Other: highly sensitive to phenoxy herbicides, brittle wood which is subject to breakage

Introduced species

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