• Wind Cave National Park - Two Worlds

    Wind Cave

    National Park South Dakota

Trees - American Elm

American Elm - Ulmus americana
American Elm - Ulmus americana
NPS Photo by Jim Pisarowicz
 
The buds, flowers, and seeds of the American Elm are eaten by squirrels, grouse and other birds, rabbits and mice. Deer browse on the American Elm's leaves.

Did You Know?

Porcupine in tree

Porcupine babies are called porcupettes.  When they are born they have 15,000 quills. Porcupettes are born in the spring and, lucky for mom, the quills are soft. They can climb trees within an hour of birth. More...