produced in innumerable terminal panicles. They are pro- 
duced so freely that the tree deserves wider planting be- 
cause of this feature alone. If given sufficient time, 
it will reach thirty feet in height and should spread 
even farther. To be successfully transplanted, a heavy 
mulch or manure must be used and maintained until the 
tree is established. Some pruning must be done each year 
to produce the kind of tree required for that location. 
Many of the lower limbs must be removed if head room for 
pedestrians is needed; otherwise, the tree will develop 
branches that sweep the ground. 
ZELKOVA 
The Zelkova (Zelkova serrata) has Elm- like foliage, 
a short trunk subdivided into many upright limbs, giving 
the tree a round-topped shape. The branches are very 
slender, quite flexible, but not easily broken in storms. 
In the Middle West, the tree is not likely to exceed 
thirty feet and if allowed to develop, without pruning, 
the branches may spread as much as forty feet. As a lawn 
tree, it would interest the serious gardener. The bark 
is smooth, reddish-brown, forming rows of small scales. 
The flowers are relatively unimportant, but the light- 
yellow fall foliage casts a light shade, thus it becomes 
a tree suitable for specimen planting, since grass can be 
grown somewhat inside the branch spread. 
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