Notable Trees
The USA national champion tree in Detroit, Michigan, is 45 m tall, with a crown of 34 m width . A tree labelled Ulmus turkestanica in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh was killed by Dutch Elm Disease in the 1990s; however it bore little resemblance in either foliage or form to the elm nearby, labelled Ulmus pinnato-ramosa, planted in 1902 and which still survives.
Roerich describes a specimen discovered on his travels through Mongolia:-
- We are in the deserts of Mongolia. It was hot and dusty yesterday. From faraway thunder was approaching. Some of our friends became tired from climbing the stony holy hills of Shiret Obo. While already returning to the camp, we noticed in the distance a huge elm tree – ‘karagatch’, - lonely, towering amidst the surrounding endless desert. The size of the tree, its somewhat familiar outlines attracted us into its shadow. Botanical considerations led us to believe that in the wide shade of the giant there might be some interesting herbs. Soon, all the co-workers gathered around the two mighty stems of the karagatch. The deep, deep shadow of the tree covered about 50 feet across. The powerful tree-stems were covered with fantastic burr growths. In the rich foliage, birds were singing and the beautiful branches were stretched out in all directions, as if wishing to give shelter to all pilgrims.
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