Description
The tree rapidly produces very upright growth, increasing in height by as much as 2 m per annum, forming a pyramidal crown bearing dark green leaves < 7 cm long by 3.5 cm broad which turn straw yellow in autumn; the bark is dark grey. The perfect, apetalous wind-pollinated flowers appear in early March. The tree's ultimate height should be approximately 20 m, with a spread of 12 m.
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Homestead foliage
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Homestead elm in Radinden Manor Road, Hove, UK 2008
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