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| − | [[File:28_White Elm_100x_Tran.jpg|thumb|White elm | + | [[File:28_White Elm_100x_Tran.jpg|thumb|White elm (''Ulmus americana'')<br>transverse section]] |
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | white elm; | + | white elm; ''Ulmus americana'' |
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| − | ''Ulmus americana'' | ||
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| − | + | [[File:americanelmvt.jpg|thumb|American elm ''Ulmus americana'']] | |
| + | == Physical and Chemical Properties == | ||
| − | + | * Trees growing to heights of 35 m with trunk up to 2 m in diameter. | |
| − | + | * Leaves=alternate with serrated margins | |
| − | + | * Specific gravity = 0.56 | |
| − | + | * Density = 35 ppcf | |
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| − | == | + | == Resources and Citations == |
| − | * | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 292 |
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | * ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | ||
| − | * | + | * Gordon Hanlon, contributed information, 1998 |
* ''Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia'', Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976 | * ''Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia'', Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976 | ||
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* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
| − | * Wikipedia | + | * Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulmus_americana (Accessed Mar. 15, 2006) |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:01, 26 April 2022
Description
A tall, deciduous tree, Ulmus americana, that grew widely in the eastern half of North America. The American elm was popularly used for lumber prior to the 1930's, and was grown for shade and ornamentation. The hard, tough coarse-grain wood was also used for ship building because it bends well and does not splinter. Dutch elm disease, a fungus carried by the elm-leaf beetle, has systematically killed many of these trees.
Synonyms and Related Terms
white elm; Ulmus americana
Physical and Chemical Properties
- Trees growing to heights of 35 m with trunk up to 2 m in diameter.
- Leaves=alternate with serrated margins
- Specific gravity = 0.56
- Density = 35 ppcf
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 292
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Gordon Hanlon, contributed information, 1998
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulmus_americana (Accessed Mar. 15, 2006)