Japanese Zelkova

Good Replacement for American Elm

Graceful vase-shaped shade tree has elliptical, dark green foliage. Displays showy fall mix of yellow, rust, bronze, dark red and purple. Attractive steel-gray bark exfoliates to expose orange shading beneath. Good street tree; tolerates urban conditions. Popular as a superior replacement for the American Elm. Grows rapidly to 50-75 ft. with 40- to 50-ft. spread. Zones 5-8. NOTE: We are unable to ship our trees to PO Boxes at this time.
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Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping timeframes outlined below. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on weight.

Spring 2024 Shipping Schedule
ZONE	Fruit Trees
3A-4A	3/25/24 - 6/7/24
4B	3/25/24 - 6/7/24
5A	3/11/24 - 6/7/24
5B	2/25/24 - 6/7/24
6A	2/24/24 - 6/7/24
6B	2/24/24 - 5/31/24
7A	2/4/24 - 5/31/24
7B	2/4/24 - 5/31/24
8A & B	2/6/24 - 5/10/24
9A & B	2/6/24 - 5/10/24
10A & B	2/6/24 - 5/10/24
Last Order Date	Zones 3A-7B: 6/3/24 Zones 8A-10B: 5/6/24

Additional Shipping Notes:

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Office boxes.