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<p><b><font size="+2"> Slippery Elm </font></b><b><font size="+2"><i>
Ulmus rubra Muhl</i></font></b><b><font size="+2">. </font></b></p>
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<p><font size="+1"><b>Leaf: </b></font><font size="+1">Alternate, simple;
blades oval to elliptic, pointed at the tip, strongly asymmetrical at the
base, up to 7 inches long, coarsely doubly toothed along the edges, the upper
surface is green and very rough to the touch, the lower surface is smooth
or hairy; up to one half inch long. </font><font size="+1"><br>
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Flower: </b></font><font size="+1">In drooping clusters, appearing
before the leaves unfold, greenish, hairy, small. </font><font size="+1"><br>
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Fruit: </b></font><font size="+1">Circular, winged fruits up to three-fourths
inch in diameter, each wing surrounding a single seed. </font><font size="+1"><br>
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Twig: </b></font><font size="+1"> Reddish brown, with short, gray hairs;
leaf scars alternate, each with 3 bundle traces. </font><font size="+1"><br>
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Bark: </b></font><font size="+1">Reddish brown to gray, with shallow
furrows; the inner bark becomes slippery when chewed. </font><font size="+1"><br>
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Form: </b></font><font size="+1">Tree </font></p>
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<p><font size="+1">The Slippery Elm can be used for ship building, farm implements,
fence posts, herbs, and medicine. Native Americans used slippery elm in healing
wounds, boils, ulcers, burns, and skin inflammation. The common name "Slippery
Elm" refers to the slimy inner bark. </font></p>
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<p><font size="+1"> The Slippery Elm is located in bottomland woods; along
streams; rocky, upland woods. It's range is Quebec across Ontario to North
Dakota, south to Texas, east to Florida. </font></p>
<p><font size="+1">In Illinois, it is found in every county. </font><font size="+1"><br>
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The Slippery Elm is located at N 39° 02.559' W 89° 06.862
A large specimen of this tree is next to Meissner Elementary's Band
Building, 504 E. Warren St. Bunker Hill, IL.</font></p>
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<p> <b><font size="-1">© Community Unit School District #8, Bunker
Hill 504 E. Warren, Bunker Hill, IL 62014 </font></b></p>
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<p><b><font size="-1">References:<br>
Mohlenbrock, Robert H. </font></b><b><font size="-1"><i>Forest Trees of
Illinois. </i></font></b><b><font size="+1"><font size="-1">Springfield,
IL: 1992</font> .<br>
<font size="-1">http://www.healthandage.com/html/res/com/ConsHerbs/SlipperyElmch.html</font>
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