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Old 24th February 2008, 07:49 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: Identification help! Totally stumped!

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Hi all, does anyone know what this tree is. I see them everywhere in N. Illinois and its driving me crazy. The long bowing trunks and the bleach stripes on the bark are always a dead give-away. Thanks!
Looks like an A. Elm, with a disease called wetwood, common name "slime flux".
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