Common name: zelkova (NL), selkova (Fryske), Keaki (EN)

Native range: China and Eastern Asia

Pollination: Bees, other insects

Seed dspersal: Wind, gravity

Conservation: Near threatened (IUCN, last assessed 2018). Low number of mature individuals

The zelkova is widely studied for its seed dispersal strategies. It is among the few species that have two types of seeds. Some seeds are dispersed as single seeds while other seeds are dispersed together with part of the shoot and some leaves that dry and allow for the seeds to be dragged away from the parent tree. THe flowers of the zelkova appear between April and May, and the seeds ripen from September to November.

USES:

• Food

The Bark:

References and more information at:

Plants for a future

Plants of the World (Kew Botanical Garden)

Seed behaviour in Zelkova serrata

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