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Old 8-Aug-2005   #5
pootsie
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kazoo
How come every elm I see in a PICTURE has nice smooth bark?

Mine is like a CORK tree. Rough CHUNKS make up the bark.
Kazoo:

Quite possibly, it's the variant known as "cork bark elm."
It got that name for the obvious reason.

It grows and is treated the same as the smooth-barked varieties, but is prized by those who like the chunky bark. Show us some more pix!

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