Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The winged elm leaves are rather football-shaped, up to about 2” long or so, with finely serrated margins. Winter is arriving and ...

Winged elm is well named for the corky ridges on the twigs, easily seen in the winter. These “wings” occur on the branches in one plane. This is a small to medium tree with a rounded open crown, ...

While the name "winged elm" might suggest an airy and graceful plant, this native species is neither, though it’s a fine shade tree. The winged elm (Ulmus alata) gets its name from flattened, corky ...

Growth habit: An upright to rounded deciduous tree growing to 40 feet tall and wide. The leaves are lancelike in shape and dark green with a fine-toothed edge, growing to 3 inches long and an inch ...

Nature almost always seems to have a reason for every wonder it produces. But I have yet to figure out why some plants have wings. The wings aren't the flappable type. And plants certainly can't fly, ...

Winter is still a long way off, but the leaves have been falling for several weeks now. It won’t be long before sweaters and jackets, and a steaming bowl of nice hot oatmeal will be part of the ...

Indian elm, moose elm, red elm, rock elm, slippery elm, sweet elm, Ulmaceae (family), Ulmi rubrae cortex, Ulmus fulva Michaux, Ulmus rubra, winged elm. The slippery elm is native to eastern Canada and ...

Winter is arriving and the leaves have been falling for several weeks now. Won’t be long before sweaters and jackets will be part of the morning routine — along with a steaming bowl of nice hot ...