Aphananthe
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Read about Aphananthe in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Aphananthe (Greek, aphanes, inconspicuous, and anthe, flower). Ulmaceae. Ornamental deciduous tree cultivated for its foliage and sometimes planted as a shade tree. Trees or shrubs: Lvs. alternate, petiolate, serrate; stipules free: fls. monoecious, inconspicuous; staminate in axillary corymbs; sepals and stamens 5; pistillate solitary, axillary; ovary 1-celled with 1 ovule, styles 2: fr. a drupe.—Three to 4 species in E. Asia and Austral. The only species in cult, is a deciduous tree of the appearance of a hackberry, with slender branches forming a dense head; fls. and fr. inconspicuous. Not hardy north of Ga. Prop. by seeds sown after maturity and by cuttings of mature wood in fall; it also may be grafted on Celtis.
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- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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