Show The Siberian Elm n t y yv v k r F I i r e a iv N At o or r The Siberian Elm Ulmus Pum- Pum ila or as commonly called Chinese Chin Chin- Chino use ese se elm is rapidly becoming a favorite f for 1 farm planting in the vestern United States This treIS tree tre is Ls quite hardy and has proved valuable under a a. greater greater variety of climatic and soil conditions up to an elevation of about feet than any other specie yet intro intro- It is a native of Asia being being being be be- ing first brought to this country in 1908 1905 from near Peking China This elm is particularly adapted to the Intermountain regon where it has been used since about 1915 It is a rapid grower and also is quite hardy in dry and alkali situations situations situations sit sit- averaging from four to six feet each year in localities where the and cottonwoods cottonwoods cottonwoods cotton- cotton woods are dying out Even in some of the extreme desert conditions if it can be started with a small amount of water followed by cultivation cultivation cul cul- cul- cul this tree has shown remarkable remarkable re re- re survival and nd growth It has slender almost wiry branches which of times take on a fanlike like fan shape The leaves are el elliptical elliptical elliptical el- el and smaller than those ot of the thc American or white elm If al allowed allowed allowed al- al lowed to assume its natural habit habit habit hab hab- it this elm develops numerous branches along its trunk making malting rather a dense growth from near the bass base and resembles in some instances larger shrubs It also can be he pruned pained into a very desirable desirable desirable desir desir- able shade tree making a maximum maximum maximum maxi xi mum growth of about 50 feet Being Being Being Be- Be ing one o 0 first trees to leaf out in the spring and the last to shed its leaves in the fall it maintains maintains maintains main main- quite a striking gre green n thru- thru out the season also it is remarkably remarkably remark remark- ably free from the usual plant diseases and insect injuries so common to many of the other elms Like all elms this specie has the habit of forming many crotches which is apt to cause trouble where used as a shade tree if not pruned properly The lower limbs limb should b b be removed so that there will be a minimum of breakage Best results are also obtained where the tree is not pushed to excessive fast growth making a hardier stronger tree This tree is especially adapted for windbreak and planting with other such as the Russian Olive Siberian Pea tree Green Ash or Honey Locust The Olive or Pea tree will provide a bushy growth closer to I the ground while while- the elm ash and locust will grow as taller trees each supporting the other I |