An individual instance of Ulmus americana (American elm)
Permanent unique identifier for this particular organism:
http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/vu/3-540
Notes:
Although this tree is now at the edge of an open lawn near the restful Rand Terrace, you may be surprised to learn that it and several other elm trees once grew along a road that led from West End Avenue to the center of campus. To learn more of the story of this tree and its surroundings, go to its history page.
Identification remarks: Flowering observed spring 2020
Location:
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, US Click on these geocoordinates to load a map showing the location: 36.147035°, -86.803295°
Coordinate uncertainty about: 10 m.
Altitude: 172 m.
Location determined from Google maps.
Occurrences were recorded for this particular organism on the following dates: 2020-03-20
Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds., 1993. Flora of North America North of Mexico. Flora of North America Association, New York, NY, US and Oxford, UK.