ANorth Americandeciduous tree (Ulmus Americana) havingdouble serrate leavesandwingedfruits. It is grown chieflyas an ornamentalshadetreebutoftendies fromDutchelmdisease.
Humphries gave Giuliani a seedling from an Americanelm, "the only thing that stands that was there before the bombing in April 1995, " now called the Survivor Tree.