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Ulmus procera Salisb.

English elm (Ulmaceae)

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As a tree, Ulmus procera was decimated by Dutch Elm Disease, but it still occurs widely as a component of hedgerows.

Ogbourne St. George (VC7: North Wiltshire); 2015-08-22

 English elm / Ulmus procera: As a tree, _Ulmus procera_ was decimated by Dutch Elm Disease, but it still occurs widely as a component of hedgerows.

The fruit of elms is a flat, round samara with a tiny seed in the centre. Ulmus procera differs from the other common elm tree, Ulmus glabra, in lacking brown hairs on the buds.

Aston Rowant (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2017-04-01

 English elm / Ulmus procera: The fruit of elms is a flat, round samara with a tiny seed in the centre. _Ulmus procera_ differs from the other common elm tree, _Ulmus glabra_, in lacking brown hairs on the buds.

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