Planera aquatica (Water Elm)

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Gainesville Observations: Trees require staking to develop a central leader, and fast growing branches do not produce lateral branches in large quantities. Therefore shoots need heading in order to create branching and to encourage growth in the leader. Flowers were produced in early March.

• Trees in our test
• Test protocol
• Trees by Florida region
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• Urban tree selection
• Tree placement
• It's the law
• Pruning near wires
  
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