Scientific name: Zelkova serrata

Common name:  Japanese zelkova

Family name: Ulmaceae

Useful cultivars and selections: Villa green

USDA hardiness zone: 5

Mature height and spread: 22-30m tall, 15-25m wide

Form: Vase and low branching

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement: Simple. Alternate.

Fall colour: yellow

Flower/cone/fruit description: Drupe. Insignificant flowers

Limitations: Hard to get from the nursery.

Suitable uses: tough tree. Good scale.

Quick ID: Dec. Tree. Simple. Alternate. Leathery leaves. Elliptic. Strong veins. Obvious teeth; point tip, teeth rounded over. Each vein ends at a tooth. More symmetrical leaf base than elms.