Elm trees have leaves that are doubly toothed around the margins and are usually asymmetrical at the base. They grow in an alternating pattern along the stem. Some elm leaves are smooth on one ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Opposite leaves are just what they sound like: the leaves, whether ...

Leaves with 'toothed' edges help trees, shrubs and other plants cope with the cold, US researchers say. And studying leaves from ancient and existing plants could help to reveal past and present ...

HABIT Small, upright tree to 8m. Has a single trunk for first 10-15 years, then becomes bushier. FEATURES Long, chocolate-brown, barbed juvenile leaves with distinctive, drooping form.