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Zelkova serrata (Thunb.) Makino

Japanese zelkova, Japanese elm, keyaki

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Japanische Zelkove
English Japanese zelkova, Japanese elm, keyaki
Français Japanische Zelkove
Italiano Japanische Zelkove
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Български Japanische Zelkove
EESTI Japanische Zelkove
日本語 槻,
中文 榉树/櫸樹
Other names Japanese: 欅 (ケヤキ) keyaki /槻 (ツキ) tsuki; jǔshù; Korean: 느티나무 neutinamu

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories China (Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, N-Guangdong, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Liaoning, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Zhejiang); Taiwan; Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu); North Korea; South Korea; Russian Far East; USA [I] (Georgia [I], Ohio [I], Pennsylvania [I]); Germany [I]
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Rosales
Family Ulmaceae
Genus Zelkova
Species serrata
Author citation (Thunb.) Makino
Scientific name Zelkova serrata (Thunb.) Makino

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Wood

Japanese zelkova, Japanese elm, keyaki

Zelkova serrata , ©Dennis Wilson

Bark

Japanese zelkova, Japanese elm, keyaki

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Twigs

Japanese zelkova, Japanese elm, keyaki

, Twigs , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

Japanese zelkova, Japanese elm, keyaki

, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson

Fall Leaves

Japanese zelkova, Japanese elm, keyaki

, Fall Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson