In the left photo, you can see hints of Princeton elms (Ulmus americana 'Princeton') (center left) and
one of several black gum trees (Nyssa sylvatica) (lower left) on 8
th
Street in downtown Columbia,
with the University of Missouri's Jesse Hall dome in the distance. Photo courtesy Columbia CVB.
A broader view of the 8
th
Street Princeton elms is above; they are lush and thriving in Columbia,
where this fast growing and vigorous American elm cultivar exhibits good resistance to both
Dutch elm disease (DED) and the foliage-feeding elm leaf beetle. Photo by Brett O'Brien.
Further south on 8
th
Street there are some lovely sawtooth oaks (Quercus acutissima), Shantung maples,
(Acer truncatum) and Kentucky coffeetrees (Gymnocladus dioicus), and just around the corner you'll find
a Chinese pistache (Pistacia chinensis). On 8th Street north of Broadway you can see several Miyabe
maples (Acer miyabei 'State Street') in excellent condition. Columbia takes its species diversity seriously!
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