Ulmus alata Michx. -- Winged Elm

By Heather Patel, 6th grade Hilsman

Idenification

"Leaves small for an elm (2 inches long, 1 inch wide.) Fruit riping with or before the opening of the leaves, red in color branchlets furnished with corky wings. Margins double toothed, thick, and dark green, smooth above." Usualy a Winged Elm tree grows up to 40 to 50 feet tall. These trees are usually found in dry lands they are not likely to be found near water.Winged Elms are found throughout the state but not in high mountains. These trees have lots of uses:tool handles,wheel hubs. Bibliography

Biship,G,Norman 1996 published Native Trees of Georgia, Georgia Forestry Commission