Zelkova carpinifolia

Caucasian Zelkova ( Zelkova carpinifolia )

The Caucasian Zelkova ( Zelkova carpinifolia, Syn: Zelkova crenata, Zelkova ulmoides ) is a plant of the genus zelkova ( Zelkova ) and belongs to the family of Elm Family ( Ulmaceae ).

Dissemination

The distribution of Caucasian Zelkova is located in the Caucasus. Main deposits are in the lowland forests on the edge of the Caspian Sea. There, it forms mixed forests with Platanus orientalis, Quercus castaneifolia and Pterocarya fraxinifolia. In the Talysh Mountains, it rises up at an altitude of 1500 meters up. In the Alborz mountains they are found up to an altitude of 1000 meters.

In England, the Caucasian Zelkova is a park tree. In Central Europe it is rarely cultivated, because it is not fully hardy. It is designed on the basis of their small leaves as bonsai.

Description

The Caucasian Zelkova is reached up to 25 meters a tree, the heights of growth. The Caucasian Zelkova forming root suckers. It grows mostly multi-stemmed with steep upward branches. The crown is characterized ovate. The bark is initially smooth, gray and like a book. Later, the bark breaks up flaky and yellow shaded reddish rings free. The coarsely serrated leaves are 2-7 inches long, with six to twelve lateral nerves pairs. The blade tip is extended only briefly. The leaves are rough and hairy on the upper side of the bottom in the area of the nerve.

The fruits are up to 6 mm long with four ribs.