WhiteElm

Tree # 1http://www.plantguide.org/_images/whiteelmoramericanelmtree.jpg

Ulmus americana {Latin} orme d’amerique {French}

Sometimes also called Fluttering ElmSpreading ElmRussian ElmAmerican Elm

How would you describe me?

Deciduous/hardwood Leaves 7-20cm long with

double-serrate margins and an oblique base

Grows until frost hits Grows to about 100 years

old, 27 m tall Gets a disease called

“Dutch Elm Disease” Vase shaped crown Over hanging

branches

Where do I grow?

Moist deep soils Mixed forests Can live in

temperatures as low as -42 degrees Celsius

What do I look like?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Llandegfan_Elm_tree.jpg

http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.domtar.com/arbre/english/Image/arbre/album/p_orme.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.domtar.com/arbre/english/album_photo/p_orme.htm&usg=__

I am a

beautiful

,

ornamental

tree!!!!

LARGE,

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What are my planting benefits?

Fast growing treeNeeds good drainage and lots of

spaceEasy to grow from seed

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/5439672/2/istockphoto_5439672-american-elm-tree-in-winter.jpghttp://img.tfd.com/wn/D8/6B32F-white-elm.gif

http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/trees/ulmame_aspect02.jpg

White elm tree seed

What kind of wildlife will you see around me?WoodpeckersGrosbeak Purple finchGold finch

http://mayo.personcounty.net/Bird%20Folder/Woodpecker%20pictures/pileated_woodpecker.jpg http://www.roysephotos.com/zzPineGrosbeak2D.jpg

http://www.birdingmaine.com/images/gold_finch_closeup2.jpg

What are my uses and lore?

Used for:BuildingChopping blocksWheel hubsChair bottoms

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.furniturehomedesign.com/whttp://www.amazon.com/dp/B00012F46M/?tag=mbookshop

Some cool facts about me…

I used to grow to more than 3 times wider before my kind started to get Dutch elm disease

When building a house, a lot of people use me as a kind of wood for furniture

A main reason why my kind die is because of Dutch Elm Disease

SOURCES

American elm. (2010, November 05).

Retrieved from http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/trees/ulmame_aspect02.jpg

Ritchie, G.A. (1959). Trees of knowledge- a handbook of maritime trees. Fredericton ,NB: Natural Resources Canada.

American elm. (2010, November 08). Retrieved from

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/5439672/2/istockphoto_5439672-american-elm-tree-in-winter.jpg

TREMBLING ASPEN

TREE #2By. Reilly McWade

Also called:Peuplier faux-tremble {french}

Populus tremuloides michx {latin}

Quaking AspenGolden aspenMountain aspenWhite poplar

www.macphailwoods.org/tree/taspen.html

Description:

Smaller rounded leafLong flat stem which makes the tree

“tremble” in a breeze

www.oplin.org/.../aspen_quaking.html

Habitat:

Wide variety of soilsGrows in the Maritimes

daze-end.blogspot.com/2008/08/this-time-it-is...

saunorisgardencenter.com/gardencenter.asp

Aesthetics:

Leaves turn bright yellowPleasant sound when leaves moveNormal sized tree with short crown

www.raydw.com/deciduous.htm

Planting benefits

Fast growing tree in full sunlightRarely cultivated

Wildlife

Provides food, shelter, and building materials for many animals.

Favorite to the:BeaverWho uses it for building.

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Uses and lore

Most distributed tree in North America North_America_satellite.jpg

SOURCES!!!!

Ritchie, G.A. (1959). Trees of knowledge- a handbook of maritime trees. Fredericton ,NB: Natural Resources Canada

Trembling aspen. (2010, Novewmber 15). Retrieved from https:/../agriculture///woodlot/wdd00s10.html

Trembling elm. (2010, November 12). Retrieved from www.macphailwoods.org/tree/taspen.html

Largetooth Aspen

Also called:•Peuplier a grandes dents

{french}•Populus grandidentata

•Big tooth aspen

www.domtar.com/.../album_photo/p_peden.htm

imfc.cfl.scf.rncan.gc.ca/arbre-tree/feuillus-...

Description

Best described by the “teeth” on the leaves. In the winter the tree has hairy silver buds which turn into leaves in the spring.

www.oplin.org/.../aspen_bigtooth.html

www.oplin.org/.../aspen_bigtooth.html

Habitat

Fast growing treeRequires full sun

www.softpedia.com/progScreenshots/Sun-3D-Scre...

Aesthetics

Moderate sized tree with narrow crown

Buds are very aromatic

www.fcps.edu/.../ecology/bigtooth_aspen.htm

Planting Benefits

Able to plant in a variety of placesBest grows on sand and wet soils

www.macphailwoods.org/tree/ltaspen.html

Wildlife

BeaverOther birdsmammals

USES AND LORE

Large buds make medicine

SOURCES

largetooth aspen. (2010, November 19). Retrieved from www.domtar.com/../album_photo/p_peden.htm

largetooth aspen. (2010, November 19). Retrieved from www.fcps.edu/../ecology/bigtooth_aspen.htm

Ritchie, G.A. (1959). Trees of knowledge- a handbook of maritime trees. Fredericton ,NB: Natural Resources Canada