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Zelkova schneideriana
Also called Schneider’s Zelkova, Chinese Zelkova, Southern Elm
Schneider's Zelkova is a fast-growing deciduous tree from central and southern China and southeastern Tibet, valued for its attractive peeling bark and used as a street and landscape tree. It grows best in deep, moist, well-drained soil and full sun, and is too large for most home gardens.
Zelkova schneideriana, the Chinese zelkova (a name it shares with other members of its genus), is a species of flowering plant in the family Ulmaceae. It is found in southeastern Tibet, and central and southern China, usually alongside streams. A fast-growing deciduous tree with attractive exfoliating bark, it can reach 35 m (115 ft) tall and have a DBH of 80 cm (31 in). Although highly resistant to honey fungus, it can still (rarely) be afflicted with Dutch elm disease.
Its timber is high quality and resistant to decay. Fiber can be extracted from the bark and used to make paper and rope. It is used as a street tree in Wuhan, China. When planted in urban settings in North Carolina, individuals showed signs of distress including crown dieback and cracking bark.
Cretan zelkova · Caucasian zelkova · Japanese zelkova · Zelkova siciliana · Chinese Zelkova · Zelkova × verschaffeltii · Zelkovas
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Zelkova schneideriana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
