Zelkova serrata Re-introduce where for a generation the

where for a generation the blue dye stood second only to rice among South Carolina's exports

the beloved Carolina jessamine

peacock moss has been grown and gathered for centuries

the tree sets good crops here in Aiken

exposed ground

Zelkova serrata Re-introduce where for a generation theOne of the finest shade trees for a hard place. Zelkova serrata, the Japanese zelkova, is a deciduous tree of the elm family, native to Japan, Korea, and eastern China, long valued as the sacred keyaki of Japanese temples and a prized timber and bonsai subject. In the West the tree has become a leading street and lawn tree, in no small part as a graceful, disease resistant stand in for the American elms lost to Dutch elm disease. The form is the