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Zelkova serrata, Makino (Z. acuminata, Planch. Z. hirta, Schneid. Z. Keaki, Mayr. Z. cuspidata, Hort. Planera acuminata, Lindl. Planera japonica, Miq. Planera Keakii, C. Koch. Ulmus Keakii, Sieb.). Fig. 4042. Tree, attaining 100 ft., with broad, round-topped head: branches slender: lvs. short-stalked, ovate to oblong-ovate, acuminate, rounded or slightly cordate at the base, sharply and coarsely serrate, with acuminate teeth, pairs of veins about 10, somewhat rough above, almost glabrous, 1 – 2 1/2 in. long on fertile branches, 2-5 on sterile branches. April, May. Japan. G.F. 6:325. Gt. 37, pp. 22, 23. S.I.F. 1:36. G.W. 16, p. 216.
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This species is cultivated widely. Crown spreads wide. Bark grey to grey-brown or pinkish-grey, scaly. Leaves have fine hairs, heavy teeth and veins underneath, turning deep yellow and a medium chocolate brown in the fall.
 
This species is cultivated widely. Crown spreads wide. Bark grey to grey-brown or pinkish-grey, scaly. Leaves have fine hairs, heavy teeth and veins underneath, turning deep yellow and a medium chocolate brown in the fall.
  
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