Tuesday 18 December 2012

Zelkova serrata



Name: Zelkova serrata
Common Name:
  Keaki
Family:
  Ulmaceae
     x   Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual

        Coniferous         x    Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial

Habit:
spreading, vaselike when young
Hard. Zone:
  usda 5
Mature Size
30m tall by 18m spread

x

Leaf:  thin, narrow, ovate, tapered, sharply toothed,dark green


Fall/Winter Color: yellow, orange or red fall foliage

        Leaf Arr.    x    Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal

Flowers:  small, inconspicuous, green


Infl. singular or small clusters

Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.      August.     ( Sept.      Oct.      Nov. )     Dec.  ( fall color )
Water Use
High  x   Low

Soil
Rich  x   Lean     Well-drained x

Exposure
Sun   x  Semi-shade  x   Shade
Landscape uses:
specimen, parklands, large gardens


Limitations:  bacterial canker, dutch elm, elm leaf beetle, scale
Other Features:

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