Taxon

Zelkova serrata

 
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Zelkova serrata - Japanese zelkova
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: Japanese zelkova
Family: Ulmaceae (elm family)
Synonym: Zelkova acuminata, Zelkova formosana
Distribution: e. Asia
IUCN Red list: Near threatened
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous tree
Usage: Medicine
IUCN Red List code: NT B2b(ii); 19 June 2018
Comments: Vase-shaped deciduous tree with broad, rounded crown and ascending branches. Will reach 50-80' tall and is relatively fast growing. Dark green summer leaves turn red to purple in the fall. Good for landscape and street-tree use, tolerant of wind and drought.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • IUCN Redlist of Threatened Species

Locations

  • 1: Bonsai Courtyard (BCY) (BCY) • Accession: D2007-0321 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: HRT: AL18 (AL18) • Accession: D1990-0134.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 3: STC: AH16 (AH16) • Accession: D2018-0504.003 • Origin: Taiwan • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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