elms
Tall serrated-leaf trees
Elms are large deciduous trees with serrated leaves and a distinctive vase-shaped canopy.
Once common along American streets, most were devastated by Dutch elm disease in the mid-20th century.
The wood is tough and water-resistant, traditionally used for coffins, wheel hubs, and boat keels.
The old elm shaded the entire yard.
Of imposing height
- statelyGrand and imposing
- majesticImpressively dignified and beautiful
- grandImposing or splendid
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
venerable · noble · dignified · graceful · arching · vaulted · spreading · ancient
Sheds foliage seasonally
- saplingJuvenile woody plant
- barkSharp canine vocalization
- trunkMain stem or storage
- branchesLimbs of trees
leaves · roots · serrated · asymmetrical · foliage · samara · seeds · cultivar
Land designated as park
- cemeteryPlace for interring remains
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- estateProperty and grounds
- hedgerowLinear shrub boundary
windbreak · avenue · boulevard · commons · pastoral · countryside · lawn · colonial
Small stand of trees
- copseSmall group of trees
- forestTree-dense ecosystem
- thicketDense shrub cluster
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
ecosystem · habitat · woodland · bottomland · riparian · floodplain · native · wildlife
Pest takeover situation
- wiltingLosing turgor and drooping
- diebackPlant tissue dying progressively
- chlorosisChlorophyll deficiency in plants
- cankerUlcerous sore or blight
quarantine · epidemic · blight · eradication · spread · mortality · devastation · pathogen
towering
Of imposing height
imposing · venerable · noble · dignified · graceful · arching · vaulted · spreading · ancient · mature
deciduous
Sheds foliage seasonally
branches · leaves · roots · serrated · asymmetrical · foliage · samara · seeds · cultivar · hybrid
parkland
Land designated as park
- cemeteryPlace for interring remains
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- estateProperty and grounds
hedgerow · windbreak · avenue · boulevard · commons · pastoral · countryside · lawn · colonial · historic
grove
Small stand of trees
understory · ecosystem · habitat · woodland · bottomland · riparian · floodplain · native · wildlife · canopy
infestation
Pest takeover situation
- wiltingLosing turgor and drooping
- diebackPlant tissue dying progressively
- chlorosisChlorophyll deficiency in plants
canker · quarantine · epidemic · blight · eradication · spread · mortality · devastation · pathogen · infection
- urban treesstreet trees, park trees, shade trees, tree canopy, urban canopy
- plantstree, plants, leaves, bluebonnet, trees
- towering treesredwoods, sequoias, Douglas firs, eucalyptus, kapoks
- flowering plantsroses, rose bush, daisies, tulips, tulip
- neighborhood featurestownhouse, boulevards, duplex, parkways, avenues
- spore plantsferns, fern, mosses, liverwort, hornwort
- Dutch elm diseaseFungal infection killing elms
- Elm StreetRoad named for deciduous tree
- elm treeDeciduous shade species
- West ElmContemporary furnishings retailer
- elm leafFoliage from certain hardwoods
- slippery elmUlmus rubra tree