Caucasian Zelkova

Plant Characteristics

Habit		tree
Height:	⇕	20 m"m" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20. to 35 m"m" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 35.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	Caucasus and Elburz Mountains

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun
Features:	✓	deciduous
USDA Zones:		5 to 9

Scientific Names

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Read about Caucasian Zelkova in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Zelkova ulmoides, Schneid. (Z. crenata, Spach. Z. carpinifolia, Koch. Planera Richardii, Michx. Planera carpinifolia, Wats. Planera crenata, Desf. Abelicea ulmoides, Kuntze). Tree, attaining 80 ft., with slender branches forming an oval or oblong head: lvs. oval or ovate to oblong, slightly cordate or rounded at the base, coarsely toothed with obtusish teeth, with 6-8 pairs of veins, usually almost glabrous above at length, pubescent on the veins beneath, 3/4 - 3 in. long. April, May. Caucasus. Gn. 24, p. 371. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Without pruning can have several trunks. Tree has round-head and upright branches. Bark is grey-brown. Branch tips level or rarely weeping. New stems are downy, and leaves are serrated and have conspicuous veins underneath. Flowers give off pleasant scent.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
• Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381

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