We are in the process of updating our interactive GIS database with information for all our Dedicated Tree Honorees. For now, you can visit recent Tributees' pages using the links below.
2023 Tributees
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We are in the process of updating our interactive GIS database with information for all our Dedicated Tree Honorees. For now, you can visit recent Tributees' pages using the links below.
2023 Tributees
2022 Tributees
2021 Tributees
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Infradivision Angiospermae
Family Name Ulmaceae / elm
Botanical Name Ulmus procera
Common Names English elm
Native Continents Europe
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Native Range Romania to Greece, across southern Europe to France and Spain; southern Ukraine, southeast Russia, south through Georgia and Azerbajian and along the Caspian Sea coast of Iran; and possibly native to southern England or perhaps introduced in the late Bronze Age
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Fascinating Facts: One of the largest and fastest growing deciduous trees in Europe, prior to Dutch elm disease. Immature trees remain common because of their ability to sucker from roots, but after about 20 years, these suckers, too, become infected and killed back to ground.