What is this? Zelkova / Elm?
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Shibui
Imperial Masterpiece
Pointed ends say Zelkova. Chinese elm leaves are more rounded and less serrated margins.
Orion_metalhead
Masterpiece
Zelkova for sure.
Mike Westervelt
Chumono
Zelkova and Katsura!
Thank you for identifing second seedling. I was thinking about making better photo of it for identification. So it is Katsura! I am thinking what will be Katsura better for - as bonsai or as decoration garden tree.
Mike Westervelt
Chumono
I think cercidiphyllum japonicum make great bonsai, had one years ago and am growing a handful from seed currently.
Igor. T. Ljubek
Yamadori
It is not enough to say that it is Zelkova. It is necessary to find out which Zelkova this is: Caucasian (Carpinifolia), Japanese (Serrata), Chinese (Schneideriana/Sinica)...? It could be any of these three, although it most resembles the Japanese Zelkova, which is not 100% reliable. In any case, it is neither Cretan nor Sicilian Zelkova. It is also unlikely that it is a Chinese Zelkova, so it is either Japanese or Caucasian. In Europe, Caucasian is much more common, while in the USA, Japanese predominates, as far as I know.
The easiest way to reliably determine it is to find a mature tree nearby and compare the leaves, bark... With such young saplings, the determination is not the most reliable.
The easiest way to reliably determine it is to find a mature tree nearby and compare the leaves, bark... With such young saplings, the determination is not the most reliable.
In the future, when I go to the park again where I found this seedling, I will try to find the parent tree. There was also a name tag on some of the trees, so I will check to see if the exact name will be there. Maybe I'll find another seedling around the tree that I can save from the mower
