Scientific name: Zelkova serrata
Common name: Japanese zelkova
Native: No
Native range: Native to central and southern Japan [2].
Distribution in North America: Click to view the USDA Plants Database page for Z. serrata.
USDA Zones: 5-8 [1]
Maximum age: Unclear, but other Zelkova species live for several hundred years [3].
Ecology: This non-native is likely to be of little use to North American fauna, and its ecological role within its native range is sorely understudied [1,3].
Ethnobotany: In its native range, it is used in the production of paper and as lumber for furniture-making. It is also used in Chinese medicine for a variety of purposes, and Koreans plant the tree as a symbol of tolerance, patience, peace, and harmony [3].
