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Zelkova serrata 'Goshiki'
Japanese Zelkova
Plant Type:
TREESZelkova serrata ‘'Goshiki' – is a slower, smaller variegated form of Japanese Zelkova. Elm-like green leaves are stippled with creamy white with a concentration of white at the margins. The bark on Zelkova serrata is somewhat cherry-like in youth becoming increasingly mottled and interesting. The tree form is upright and vase-shaped, always a handsome element in the winter landscape. 'Goshiki' will make a great specimen or contrasted with Japanese Maples of any outline with purple foliage. Site in full sun to part shade planted in any fertile to average soil that drains. Cutting grown.
Characteristics and Attributes for Zelkova serrata 'Goshiki'
Season of Interest (Foliage)
- Spring / Summer / into Autumn
Interesting Bark
- Marbled
Nature Attraction
- Deer Resistant
- Songbirds
Light
- Full Sun
- Mostly Sunny
Attributes
- Specimen
Growth Rate in the Garden
- Slow
Soil
- Draining
- Fertile
- Moist
Origins
- Garden Origin
Propagated By
- Cutting Grown