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Personal Bio:
Personal Bio:
Faculty Bio: Dr. King B. “Doc” Odell Jr. was a monumental figure at Moses Brown School, serving as a dedicated teacher, coach, and administrator for over six decades after his arrival in 1953. As the school's longest-tenured faculty member, he was legendary for his academic rigor, teaching multiple world languages including French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, and Latin. Beyond the classroom, "Doc" Odell coached track and cross-country for forty years, leading his teams to dozens of championships and earning the honor of having the school's outdoor track named after him in 2005. Following his passing in 2023 at the age of 94, his extraordinary legacy continued through a transformative $1 million estate gift to support the school’s modern track facility. Today, he is fondly remembered by generations of alumni for his sharp wit, intense competitive spirit, and profound devotion to the Moses Brown community.
Siberian Elm:
Siberian Elm:
Scientific Name
Ulmus pumila
Family
Ulmaceae
Description
Siberian elm is a fast-growing, small to medium-sized deciduous tree with an open, rounded to vase-shaped crown and notoriously weak, brittle branches.
Its alternate, simple leaves are 1–3 inches long, dark green and smooth above with paler undersides, and feature singly or doubly serrated edges, acute tips, and nearly symmetrical or slightly lopsided bases. The thin, slender, silver-gray twigs display a distinctive zig-zag pattern with small, shiny black winter buds.
The bark transitions from light gray-brown and smooth with horizontal lenticels when young to dark gray with shallow fissures and rough, irregular longitudinal furrows with age.
From March to May, small, petal-less, greenish-red perfect flowers appear in short-stalked, drooping clusters of 2 to 5 before the leaves emerge. These are followed in mid to late spring by prolific quantities of flat, papery, circular winged samaras up to 0.5 inches wide, each containing a single central seed and a deeply notched tip.
Other Common Names
Asiatic Elm, Dwarf Elm, Littleleaf Elm
Size
50 ft. 0 in. - 70 ft. 0 in.
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