Episode 4: Autumn Elm

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Ulmus minor (nee carpinifolium) 'Gracilis' at the Washington Park Arboretum. November, 2024.The "Field elm" or "Smooth-leaved elm," from Europe, N. Africa, S.W. Asia. According to the Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs(2019), "It was possibly introduced to England during the Bronze Age.

Under the elm's canopy in a komorebi ("leaking light") world.