Zelkova serrata
| Zelkova serrata | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 5 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 82' |
| Width: | 33' |
| Speed: | Fast |
| Blooms: | Mid Spring-Late Spring |
| Open Woods Forest | |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Zelkova serrata (common name: japanese zelkova)
Propagation: Seed - best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe. Stored seed requires stratification and should be sown as early in the year as possible[1][2]. Germination rates are variable[1]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Cultivation: An easily grown plant, it succeeds in almost any good soil, acid or alkaline, preferring a deep well-drained moist loam[3][2]. Prefers a moderately sheltered position[3]. Relatively shade tolerant[2]. A fast growing tree[2].
Dormant plants are very cold-tolerant, but they are sometimes damaged by late spring frosts when they are young[3].
Plants are susceptible to Dutch Elm Disease, but the beetle that is the vector of this disease rarely feeds on Zelkova so infestation is rare[3][2]. Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus[2].
Range: E. Asia - E. China, Japan.
Habitat: Lowlands and mountains of C. and S. Japan[4]. Valleys, beside streams at elevations of 500 - 2000 metres in China[5].
Edibility: Young leaves - cooked[6][7].
Usage: Wood - tough, hard, beautifully grained. Used for tool handles, construction, furniture etc[8][9][10].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Seed Ripens: Early Fall-Late Fall
Flower Type: Monoecious
Also Known As: Z. acuminata. Z. formosa. Z. hirta. Z. keaki. Abelicea hirta. Corchorus hirtus. non L. C. serratus. Planera acuminata. Ulmus keaki.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheat, Wilfrid. Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers. St Martin, 1948.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Bean, William. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Murray, 1981.
- ↑ Ohwi, Jisaburo. Flora of Japan. Smithsonian Institution, 1965.
- ↑ Flora of China. 1994.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Hill, Albert. Economic Botany. The Maple Press, 1952.
- ↑ Uphof, Johannes. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim, 1959.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ Wilson, E and M Trollope. Korean Flora. Royal Asiatic Society, 1918.