1. Ben Ferguson

2. Winged Elm, Ulmus alata Michx., has also been called Wahoo Elm.

3. Kingdom – Plantae (Plants) Subkingdom – Tracheobionta (Vascular plants) Superdivision – Spermatophyta (Seed plants) Division – Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) Class – Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons) Subclass – Hamamelididae Order – Urticales Family – Ulmaceae (Elm family) Genus – Ulmus L. (Elm) Species – Ulmus alata Michx. (Winged elm)

4. The Winged elm is a small to medium tree that can grow to 60 feet in height. They have smaller crowns that are oblong and fairly narrow. Figure 1

5. The bark is dark gray in color. There are shallow furrows in the bark. Figure 2

6. The twigs are slender and gray or brown in color. They can be either smooth or slightly hairy and are up to ¼ inch thick. Figure 3

7. The leaves are simple and they alternate. The blades are pointed at the tip, elliptic to oblong- lanceolate and they are asymmetrical at the base. They grow up to three inches in length, and are doubly toothed. They are green and smooth/slightly rough on the surface and paler and hairy on the bottom. The leafstalks are short, stout, and hairy. Figure 4

8. The buds are narrow and pointed. They are brown in color and are smooth/slightly hairy and are ¼ in long. Figure 5

9. The flowers grow in drooping clusters of 2 to 7. They appear before the leaves unfold and they are greenish, small, and hairy. Figure 6

10. The fruit of the Winged elm are oblong and winged. They are up to 1/3 inched long and hairy along the edge of the fruit. The wings are notched at the top of the fruit and each one surrounds a central seed. Figure 7

11. Winged elms can be found along dry cliffs, wooded slopes, and sometimes in low woods. They reach from Virginia to Missouri, south to Texas and east to Florida. Figure 8

12. They can be used as firewood, tool handles and can be made into small wooden articles.

13.  http://web.fccj.org/~dbyres/welm/elm2.jpg Figure 1 Retrieved 6/24/10 http://web.fccj.org/~dbyres/welm/elm2.jpg  http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/ulal2723.jpg Figure 2 Retrieved 6/24/10 http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/ulal2723.jpg  http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/u/wulal--tw11162.jpg Figure 3 Retrieved 6/24/10 http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/u/wulal--tw11162.jpg  http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/image/u/ulal--lf29781.htm Figure 4 Retrieved 6/24/10 http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/image/u/ulal--lf29781.htm  https://fp.auburn.edu/sfws/samuelson/dendrology/images/ulmaceae/wng _elm_bud5.jpg Figure 5 Retrieved 6/24/10 https://fp.auburn.edu/sfws/samuelson/dendrology/images/ulmaceae/wng _elm_bud5.jpg  http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/image/u/ulal--fl31156.htm Figure 6 Retrieved 6/24/10 http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/image/u/ulal--fl31156.htm  http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/image/u/ulal--fr20088.htm Figure 7 Retrieved 6/24/10 http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/image/u/ulal--fr20088.htm  http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ULAL Figure 8 Retrieved 6/24/10 http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ULAL

14. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ULA Lhttp://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ULA L Retrieved 6/24/10 Mohlenbrock, R. H. Forest trees of illinois. Retrieved 6/24/10