Zelkova × verschaffeltii red and producing a profusion of

and producing a profusion of white flowers in April

The fruits keep well into winter and are highly attractive to birds

sturdy and upright in habit than the native Silver birch

A typical tree has a columnar outline with a very straight stem

'Fastigiata' is very narrow and columnar

Zelkova × verschaffeltii red and producing a profusion ofNamed 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