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Providing community officials and allied agencies with the organizational and technical ability to effectively manage the trees along streets, within parks, and on public grounds.

State Urban Forestry Coordinator: Drew Todd
614-265-6707

Division of Forestry
2045 Morse Rd.
Building H1.
Columbus, OH 43229

Japanese Zelkova - Zelkova serrata
Cincinnati Planted: 1964
Banks at Coleraine Site: 10' Tree Lawn

1971 Comments:
The trees are small and have the typical upright spreading habit of the species. They are located in a 10-foot tree lawn which is adjacent to a sidewalk abutting a building. The trees will eventually be too broad for this site and will interfere with the street, sidewalks, building and power lines. A small narrow tree would have been a better selection for this site.

1997 Comments:
This particular tree has not done well in Ohio because they lack cold hardiness. This was the only site where Zelkova did reasonably well.
Eighty-one percent of the overall planting survived (17 of 21 trees).
1997 data on the table are based on four trees.
 
Project Data
1967
1968
1969
1970
1997
Height
11.0'
12.0'
14.0'
14.2'
32.5'
Caliper
1.7"
2.1"
3.0"
3.2"
16.6"
Spread
6.0'
8.0'
10.0'
9.0'
30.5'