Description
- Botanical Name : Ziziphus jujube
- Common Name : Jujube, Chinese Date
- Height : 40 ft
- Spread : 10- 15 ft
- Germination Info : Seed requires 90 days cold moist stratification
- Hardiness zone : 7-10
The Japanese Zelkova is a hardy urban tree that may be used for street plantings and residential shade. It has a vase-shaped spreading habit with typically vertical branches. When young, the bark is smooth and reddish brown, with pronounced cherry-like lenticels. The tree's exterior bark becomes gray-brown with age and frequently exfoliates, revealing an orangish inner bark. In the fall, the medium green leaves change colours of yellow, orange, brown, and deep red to reddish-purple.