Zelkova
Habit | tree
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Height: | ⇕ | 35 m"m" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 35. |
Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
Origin: | ✈ | China, Korea, Japan, Caucasus, Crete, Sicily |
Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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Features: | ✓ | deciduous |
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ExpandRead about Zelkova in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Round-shaped trees with spreading tops. Related to elms, and susceptible to Dutch elm disease though rarely infected as the beetles that transmit the disease rarely feed on Zelkova.
Leaves are: simple, elliptical, pointed, edges heavily serrated, veins stand out, may display attractive colour in the fall
Bark is a attractive in some species, where it may flake off showing nice patterns; variously grey to grey-brown.
The flowers both male and female as well as the small fruit (nut-like) are overall inconspicuous.
Cultivation
Rather frost hardy, shelter from strong winds during trees development for nicest shape. Prune to a strong single trunk when young as well. Does best in fertile, deep soil with good drainage. Plant in full sun.
Propagation
Seed, root cuttings, grafts
Pests and diseases
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Species
- Species
- Zelkova abelicea - Cretan Zelkova
- Zelkova carpinifolia - Caucasian Zelkova
- Zelkova serrata - Keaki or Japanese Zelkova
- Zelkova sicula - Sicilian Zelkova
- Zelkova sinica - Chinese Zelkova
- Zelkova schneideriana - Schneider's Zelkova
- Hybrids
- Zelkova × verschaffeltii (Z. carpinifolia × Z. serrata)
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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
External links
- w:Zelkova. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Zelkova QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)