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Red Elm???

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  1. Ralphie Boy

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    The horses on the farm next door ate the bark from the base of the tree and killed it. It fell in some high winds a while back.

    I think it's red elm but I'm not sure. What do you say?

    Don't guess it matters much KIMG0022.JPG KIMG0021.JPG ; they pay me to cut it and get it out of the way and I get to keep the wood.
     
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    That's what I'd call it. Looks like one I cut on last year
     
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  3. Shawn Curry

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    How big are the leaves? If they're 1-2" across, Siberian. Red elm have "normal" sized leaves.
     
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    Could be american elm. We don't have red elm here but I don't think there is a big difference in the bark and leaf between the two but the interior, or the wood is really different!
     
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    I actually would have ruled out American based on those thick ridges in the bark - I've only seen that in Siberian and Red. But then again I've never seen an American Elm over 8" or so that still had bark on it.
     
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    Let me know that the next time you are here Shawn!
     
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    When I was younger, we used to have American Elm here so big around in towns that four people (or three people) couldn't link arms around. Sadly I watched them all get taken down in the 70's & 80's. Like fish stories they get bigger as time goes by. But they were big.
     
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    American elm when bark is broke has layers of red and white bark. Don't believe red is like that
     
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