Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 5-9
- Mature Height: 30-40' tall
- Mature Width: 25-30' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Spacing: 25-30' apart
Why the Village Green™ Zelkova?
It doesn't take a village to grow this tree! The Village Green™ Zelkova is one fast-growing tree that is relatively low maintenance! These deciduous trees have a strong, straight and sturdy trunk that hold its outreached limbs that are clustered with lush, finely serrated, and glossy dark green leaves. In the fall, the foliage is a collage of many pleasing autumn tones from yellows to reds. When this tree is young, the bark is smooth, once matured it turns into an exfoliating texture. This is one eye-catching ornamental tree that you simply just cannot miss out on.
Village Green™ Zelkova are native to Japan, Taiwan and the Eastern China area. The Zelkova has been promoted in the recent years as a substitute for the American Elm because of its resistance to the Dutch Elm Disease. Princeton Nurseries in Princeton, New Jersey introduced this open pollinated seedling into commerce in the 1960s.
How to use in the landscape?
Become an artist when planting your Village Green™ Zelkova! Plant where ever you think it's beautiful foliage form will benefit you best! These trees work perfectly lining a very long driveway or neighborhood streets. Work them into your landscape as an attractive single specimen. Create the luscious wooded feel by planting them around your patio because of their low-growing green limbs. Even better, frame an entryway so you can feel like you're walking into a treehouse!
Why Bower & Branch?
At Bower & Branch, it’s our job to know and grow trees… especially big trees.
- Trusted, Experienced Growers
- Trusted, Knowledgeable Expertise
- Trusted Brand of Quality Trees Across the United States
We do the hard part. Our trees and plants are grown and cared for by only the best, local growers for years before they find their forever home in your landscape. Bower & Branch is known for having hard-to-find, substantial sizes and selection. The quality of our trees and plants are consistent in health and vigor—always ready for immediate impact in your garden and instant curb appeal. We never rush our trees to reach a 'grade size.’ Our trees are grown for quality height, vigor, health and age.
We believe in empowering homeowners with the truth about strong, healthy and structurally sound plants that are grown to perform in the ground after they leave the nursery for home delivery, always fresh inventory from the grower.
Photo Credit: ©Nova-Photo-Graphik GmbH® Village Green™ Zelkova
How To Plant
Village Green™ Zelkovas are long living and rather easy to grow! Plant these trees somewhere they can reach full sun with well-draining soil and its good to go! These trees are less picky about soil types as they are highly adaptable! You won't regret bringing home this easy tree!
How To Water
These Zelkovas require a medium amount of water on a regular watering schedule if rainfall is not reliable in your area. After a few years, this tree will develop periodic drought tolerance but do not be stingy with this trees water!
How To Fertilize
Incorporate Elements Starter Plant Food granular form into the soil when planting. If planting in spring or summer start fertilizing late fall using Elements Starter Plant Food granular form on an annual basis each late year. Continue this for three years to get your plant well established.
How To Prune
Prune your Zelkova in the late winter to develop a good branch structure and space between branches. Prune away those dead and diseases branches to make way for new and healthy growth.
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 5-9
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our large trees require expert delivery and care, that means our large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care.
We deliver your trees and plants directly to your driveway or curbside! Ask Bower & Branch about planting services and rates – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*Big trees and shrubs, Size XL (A) and bigger, will take approximately 2 to 4 weeks to be delivered. - Sizes Large (AA) and smaller (Treelings, Shrubs, Bushes, and Perennials) will be shipped directly to your home by a local common carrier in a plant-safe box.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health.. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
