Zelkova × verschaffeltii red often seen as ornamental garden

often seen as ornamental garden specimens or hedging

sturdy and upright in habit than the native Silver birch

and tolerant of a wide range of soil types

with steeply ascending branches

second only to bamboo in China

Zelkova × verschaffeltii red often seen as ornamental gardenNamed after the Belgian botanist Ambroise Verschaffelt, the cut leaf zelkova is a beautiful hybrid between the Japanese zelkova and Caucasian elm with deeply incised leaflets. It shares the graceful wide spreading habit of its parents as well as their stunning bronze red, to yellow and orange. Adaptable and tolerant of heat, little water, nutrient poor soils and various pH. H6