winged elm
noun
: an elm (Ulmus alata) of the U.S. having twigs with prominent corky projections
called also wahoo
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Some selections still standing after a major storm within the 20- to 35-foot range include crape myrtles, hollies, redbud, sand live oaks, tree ligustrums and winged elms.
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 May 2025
Sweetgum, winged elm and post oak trees were ranked at the top of the list.
—Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, 20 Apr. 2021
Some trees with reasonable fall color include the bald cypress, crape myrtle, dogwood, persimmon, redbud, red maple, river birch Shumard oak, sweetgum, sycamore and winged elm.
—Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Oct. 2019
My durable tree list includes live oaks, sweet gums, crape myrtles, magnolias, sycamores, ligustrums, winged elms, bald cypress and most palms.
—Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 22 Sep. 2017
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 May 2025
Sweetgum, winged elm and post oak trees were ranked at the top of the list.
—Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, 20 Apr. 2021
Some trees with reasonable fall color include the bald cypress, crape myrtle, dogwood, persimmon, redbud, red maple, river birch Shumard oak, sweetgum, sycamore and winged elm.
—Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Oct. 2019
My durable tree list includes live oaks, sweet gums, crape myrtles, magnolias, sycamores, ligustrums, winged elms, bald cypress and most palms.
—Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 22 Sep. 2017
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