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Massive, medium-dense tree, grows to a height of 30m – 35m, undemanding to the site
Habitus: wide, irregular and spherical, slightly closed and divided crown,, bark gray-brown, furrowed, cracked, the bark is smooth and grey brown
Leaf: the leaves have short petioles, strikingly asymmetrical, twice serrate, turn yellow in autumn, 7 -12 cm long, 6-9 cm wide, elliptical, the front side of the leaf is dark green, on the reverse side the leaf is grey-green and hairy, soft downy, alternate, ovoid, pointed
Flower: blooms in April, red-brown flowers are in bundles, stalked, flowers are self pollinating
Fruit: a flat winged achene with a circular-shaped wing ripens at the end of May, 10-12 mm long, oval, brown seed is in the middle, the fruit stalk is hanging
Deep nutritious soil, half shade
Sensitive to Dutch elm disease
Seed and cuttings in beginning of summer
Dutch elm disease caused by Ophiostoma novo-ulmi (all limbs are dying)
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