Monday, May 8, 2017

Ulmus Americana

The American Elm Tree used to be able to be seen all around Saugus, Massachusetts and many other places in America. Due to the devestation of The Dutch Elm disease which spread from Asia to America in the 1950s and caused for almost all of the Elm trees to be cut down. American Elms were helpful because they had fungi and mushrooms that Were collected from trees and used for cooking.













http://www.mortonarb.org/trees-plants/tree-plant-descriptions/american-elm

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