Zelkova × verschaffeltii red sturdy and upright in habit

sturdy and upright in habit than the native Silver birch

and producing a profusion of white flowers in April

As garden trees they prefer sandy

A deep rooting species which tolerates most types of soil

second only to bamboo in China

Zelkova × verschaffeltii red sturdy and upright in habitNamed 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