Zelkova serrata 'Musashino'
Musashino Japanese Zelkova

Zelkova serrata ′Musashino′ - Bark
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Green (Tri-monoecious (male, female, and bisexual flowers); not ornamentally important)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Summer foliage); Yellow (Fall foliage)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Drupes; not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
45 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
15 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to soils, including those with a high pH; prefers well-drained, moist, fertile soil
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves simple, alternate, ovate to oblong-ovate, 1.3-2" long (and longer), sharply serrate with acuminate teeth, and somewhat rough above. Offset (oblique) at leaf base. Bark heavily lenticelled, reddish brown, and cherry-like when young, exfoliating to reveal orange and brown inner bark at maturity.
 Ecological Functions:
  Special Characteristics:
  • Drought Tolerant 280
  • Pollution Tolerant 217
  • Wind Tolerant 25
  • Notable Bark 165
  • Notable Texture 278
  • Shade Tree 176
  • Specimen 612
  • Street Tree 138

    • Additional Information

    'Mushashino' has an extremely upright, narrow, vase-shaped form with tight branching. Zelkova serrata has a beautiful wood grain for furniture, etc. Minor susceptibility to various elm diseases and pests, but resistant to Dutch Elm Disease.

    11 Zelkova serrata 'Musashino' found

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    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
    Number Accession ID Location
    12012_01281*FMRRT
    22015_00878*ASC
    32015_00887*AMACK
    42015_00885*AMACK
    52015_00884*AMACK
    62012_01281*DMRRT
    72012_01281*BMRRT
    82015_00877*ASC
    92012_01281*CMRRT
    102015_00886*AMACK
    112012_01281*EMRRT

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