Zelkova serrata

Scientific name: Zelkova serrata

Common name: Japanese zelkova

Family name: Ulmaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘Green Vase’ ‘Village Green’

USDA Hardiness Zone:  5 to 8

Mature height and spread:  Height: 50.00 to 80.00 feet; Spread: 50.00 to 80.00 feet

Form: medium to large deciduous tree

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: average, medium wet, well-drained soils in full sun

Leaf arrangement:  Oblong-elliptic medium green leaves (to 3” long) with coarse, ciliate marginal teeth and acuminate tips.

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): Insignificant small green flowers appear in spring as the foliage emerges. Flowers give way to small, non-showy, ovate, wingless drupes that ripen in autumn.

Limitations:  Highly resistant to Dutch elm disease. Phloem necrosis, wilts and cankers may occur. Insect visitors include leaf miner, beetles and scale. Spider mites can be a problem in hot, dry summers.

Fall colour:  Fall color is variable, ranging from undistinguished yellow to attractive shades of yellow-orange to red-brown.

Suitable uses:  Shade Tree, Street Tree

Quick ID description:  oblong-elliptic; ciliate marginal teeth; acuminate tips

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