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["Robert Walton" <waltonrp AT gmail.com>]

Thanks, good info. Do not try to split. This particular tree was in
the wrong place and really crooked, so it needed to bite the dust. It
will serve as night logs.

Rob - Va

On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 11:23 PM,  <Bunjov AT aol.com> wrote:
>  Rob - see paragraph  2 Sandy Mid-Mojave  Florida Forest  Trees
> Winged elm  (Ulmus  alata)
>
> Winged elm, also called corked elm or wahoo elm, can be distinguished  from
> other elms by the woody, wing-like growths along the branchlets. They  are
> often irregular and may appear as warty growths or knots on one or  both 
> sides of
> the twigs.
> The wood is very flexible and springy but is also hard and resists
> splitting. It is categorized as a rock elm or hard elm and is used in  
> flooring, boxes,
> crates, and furniture. The flexibility of the wood is  particularly useful
> for rocking chairs or curved pieces. Winged elm is the  wood of choice for
> hockey sticks, due to its resistance to splitting. The  fibrous inner bark 
> is used
> to make baling twine.
>
>
> Photo not yet available
>
> Winged elm is a common street and shade tree that is adaptable to a  variety
> of soil and habitat conditions; however, it is susceptible to  Dutch elm
> disease in the northern parts of its range.
> It provides a nutritious browse for white-tailed deer, especially in  the
> spring, when the vegetation is tender and most easily digested. The  seeds 
> are
> eaten by rodents, small mammals, and numerous birds.
> Winged elm is a native species, found throughout the southeastern  corner of
> the United States, from southern Virginia, west to the Ohio  valley and 
> Texas,
> and south into  Florida.
>
>
>
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