Zelkowa Tree

Zelkowa Tree (Zelkowa) - Handsome summer-leafing trees, hardy, distinct in appearance, and yielding valuable timber, yet seldom planted. They grow best in moist alluvial soils, and are well adapted for avenues and roadsides. They do not appear to bear seed in this country, and for this reason are commonly increased by grafting on the Common Elm, though such means can never give the best results in growth and beauty. The fine individual trees in various parts of Britain show the Zelkowa to be well suited to our climate, and we could wish that it was more used by planters, especially for wet soils, being remarkably free from insects and disease. There are four kinds, as follows:—

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Japanese Zelkowa

Japanese Zelkowa (Zelkowa Acuminata) - A useful and handsome tree of about 100 feet, with a straight stem and a broad round top. The leaves vary much in size even on the same twig, being 3 to 5 inches long, tapering to a point, 1 1/4 to 2 1/2 inches wide, slightly hairy on both sides, and edged with coarse sharp teeth. The longer points, sharper teeth, more numerous nerves and leathery texture, together with the fact that they hang longer, may enable any one to tell the leaf of the Japan Zelkowa from that of the better-known Z. crenata. The timber is hard, durable, and fine-grained, taking a high polish, and valued for its many industrial uses. Japan.

Common Zelkowa

Common Zelkowa (Zelkowa Crenata) - A quickgrowing, handsome tree of marked characteristics, the main branches rising erect from one point, and spreading so slightly as to give an easily recognised form, each branch a tiny tree in miniature. Mature trees are 80 to 100 feet high, with a fine columnar stem covered at first with smooth bark like Beech or Hornbeam, though in old trees it becomes furrowed and falls away as in the Plane. The leaf is often like that of the Elm, only smoother, more glossy, and with more rounded teeth; but this character is so variable that leaves like Elm, Beech, and Hornbeam may often be found on the same branch. Asia Minor and Caucasus. Syn., Planera Richardi.

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