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Introduction
The Siberian Elm is an introduced deciduous shrubby tree species found in BC in the south Okanagan. Lomer (pers. comm. 2019) says "Siberian elm is a weedy tree throughout the Okanagan so the dots on the map are far short of the actual range in BC."
Species Information
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General: Deciduous shrubby tree; branches spreading, twigs hairless, up to 12 m tall.
Leaves: Alternate, simple, elliptic to oblanceolate, smooth except hairy on the veins below, margins toothed, dark green, 3-9 cm long, with stipules.
Flowers: Inflorescence of axillary racemes with flowers appearing before leaves in spring; corollas lacking; calyces bell-shaped, short-lobed, the lobes unequal.
Fruits: Samaras, 10-15 mm long, 10-12 mm wide, winged, the wings translucent.
