Elm Tree-courtesy Wikipedia.
The Elm is found all over England, probably our most common tree,yet it is doubtful whether it is a native, as the Common Elm will not reproduce from seed in our climate. They flower early & produce & produce their seeds before any
leaves appear. Little bunches of narrow bell-shaped flowers, purple tipped & with purple stamens, break from the buds in February or March & a ruddy glow gradually steals over the tree. The flowers turn into rounded green envelopes notched at the tip, each containing a seed. There are two main varieties of this tree in our Country the Common Elm & the Wych Elm. They flourish in almost any soil. Growing quickest in any light loam. The Common Elm is a tall upright tree, usually with one straight main trunk, sometimes dividing into two. Elms are not very long -lived trees; common elms are subject an internal decay which rots away the wood inside without any outward indication.
NB. Currently a serious disease is destroying Elms in Europe & our Country too. Years ago the Elms in The Avenue had to be replaced ( thanks to voluntary societies efforts ).
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