It is one of our best shade trees.

Elm wood is light brown in color and very heavy and strong.

It is the best available wood for making wagon wheel hubs and is also used largely for baskets and barrels.

The rims of bicycle wheels generally are made of elm.
The canoe birch is a tree which was treasured by the early Indians because it yielded bark for making canoes.

Birch wood is used in making shoe lasts and pegs because of its strength and light weight, and the millions of spools on which cotton is wound are made of birch wood.