{"title":"Elm Trees","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwenty-two elm and zelkova listings, split four ways. Six Chinese elm, Ulmus parvifolia. Six zelkova. Four wych elm, Ulmus glabra, the golden and weeping forms. The last six are old true elms and hybrids: English, American, Dutch, the variegated field elm, Sapporo Autumn Gold and Frontier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eElm leaf beetle sorts this page\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDutch elm disease never reached Australia. Elm leaf beetle did. Through Victoria, South Australia and inland New South Wales the larvae skeletonise foliage from early summer, and an untreated row looks scorched by February. It seldom kills a settled tree. It removes the reason you planted one. Trunk injection on a set cycle is the answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChinese elm carries far less damage. Zelkova is troubled far less than the true elms, though not immune, so watch summer foliage in beetle country. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ulmus-procera\"\u003eEnglish Elm\u003c\/a\u003e is the one the beetle goes after hardest. Sapporo Autumn Gold was bred for disease resistance, not beetle resistance, and gets chewed too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhy the Chinese elm clones exist\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeedling parvifolia varies in shape, so a planted row never reads as a row. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ulmus-parvifolia-todd\"\u003eTodd\u003c\/a\u003e and Burnley Select were selected in Australia for a consistent upright vase; Inspire, Reflection and Murrays Form do the same work. Take the straight species, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ulmus-parvifolia-chinese-elm\"\u003eChinese Elm\u003c\/a\u003e, where matching does not matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurface roots are strong, and a tree set tight to a kerb, path edge or pool surround lifts concrete. In warm districts the leaves hang on late then drop over a short window instead of colouring, so do not buy parvifolia for autumn. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/frontier-elm-ulmus-carpinifolia-parvifolia-frontier\"\u003eFrontier\u003c\/a\u003e turns burgundy red, holds a central leader well and suckers far less than its field elm parent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe six zelkovas\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreen Vase is listed twice: a 30L grade titled Japanese Elm, and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/zelkova-serrata-green-vase\"\u003eZelkova serrata Green Vase\u003c\/a\u003e, the same selection from bare root to 800L. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/zelkova-serrata-musashino\"\u003eMusashino\u003c\/a\u003e is the fastigiate one, limbs steeply upright off a central leader, for a narrow verge or tight driveway with height above to grow into. It broadens with age, so do not space a row tightly. Wireless works the other way, bred low and spreading for planting under powerlines, so it wants room sideways and crown lifting early. Kiwi Sunset was selected for orange autumn tone, since seedling zelkova runs dull yellow to russet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich grade to order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing here is tubestock. Twenty of the twenty-two start at 300mm or bigger, and 100L is offered on seventeen, the size for an avenue that must match across cultivars. Seven offer bare root, which travels only in winter dormancy and goes straight into prepared ground. Camperdownii is doubled: the plain listing runs 400mm to 200L, the Standard is a single 400L specimen with the weeping head worked onto a finished trunk, and graft height sets your headroom. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ulmus-glabra-lutescens-golden-elm\"\u003eGolden Elm\u003c\/a\u003e and both Camperdownii listings sit on a wych elm stem, so rub off any shoot below the graft as it appears or the rootstock takes the tree over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll want full sun, deep water through the first two summers and late winter pruning. District sorts the rest. Chinese elm runs from Brisbane south. American elm wants temperate to cool districts, and English elm is at home in Victoria, the southern tablelands, the Adelaide Hills and cooler Western Australia. Both colour better where autumn nights are cold. Golden Elm finishes wider than tall and scorches at the margins in hot dry wind and hard inland sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnglish elm, American elm, Dutch elm and the field elm all sucker from cut roots, a lawn chore for the life of the tree. English elm has also gone weedy in cooler southern districts, so keep it clear of paddock edges and bush boundaries, and take a zelkova instead. None of these fits a courtyard, where \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/crepe-myrtle\"\u003ecrepe myrtle\u003c\/a\u003e does the job. For a narrow boundary line with height above it, Musashino is the one.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"frontier-elm-ulmus-carpinifolia-parvifolia-frontier","title":"Elm - Ulmus carpinifolia x parvifolia Frontier","description":"\u003cp\u003eAutumn turns this hybrid a deep burgundy red rather than the usual elm yellow, which is why it keeps appearing on street tree lists. Frontier came out of a breeding programme crossing a field elm with the Chinese elm, and it inherited a neat upright pyramidal frame, small tidy leaves and a real tolerance of compacted soil, reflected heat and restricted root space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowth is moderate to fast in full sun with moderate water, and it holds a single central leader better than most elms, which keeps formative pruning simple and cheap. Elm leaf beetle is the pest to watch through summer in Victoria and South Australia; this hybrid is less favoured than English elm but not immune, so check for skeletonised leaves. It suckers far less than its field elm parent, which makes it easier to live with in a lawn. Useful sizes here from 45L to 150L. Flat $99 delivery covers QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, ACT and WA on orders from $399.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 4 sizes, from 400mm up to 150L, priced from $219.00 to $759.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/best-trees-for-small-backyards-australia\"\u003echoosing a tree for a small backyard\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"150L","offer_id":64309525741937,"sku":null,"price":759.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64309525774705,"sku":null,"price":219.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":64309525807473,"sku":null,"price":649.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":64309525840241,"sku":null,"price":239.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/4SJmnZFFEORQivF9aM2zJ_1ExzoaTS.jpg?v=1787628948"},{"product_id":"ulmus-glabra-camperdownii","title":"Wych Elm - Ulmus glabra Camperdownii","description":"\u003cp\u003eA grafted dome rather than a tree that grows upward. Camperdownii began as a mutant branch found on a Scottish estate, and every plant since has been propagated from that one shoot and worked onto a wych elm stem. The branches twist and fall in a stiff weeping curtain, so the finished shape is a wide umbrella that reaches the ground and throws heavy shade underneath it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeight is set almost entirely by the height of the graft, while width keeps increasing for decades, so allow far more room sideways than most plans do. Leaves are large, dark and distinctly rough to the touch, close to sandpaper, turning soft yellow before they drop. Full sun and moderate water suit it. Watch for elm leaf beetle, and rub off any shoot appearing on the trunk below the graft, since rootstock growth will run straight past the weeping head and ruin the form. Stock from 400mm through to 200L.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 6 sizes, from 400mm up to 200L, priced from $389.00 to $1879.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/best-trees-for-small-backyards-australia\"\u003echoosing a tree for a small backyard\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"200L","offer_id":64309526102385,"sku":null,"price":1879.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"150L","offer_id":64309526135153,"sku":null,"price":1049.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50L","offer_id":64309526167921,"sku":null,"price":409.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"180L","offer_id":64309526200689,"sku":null,"price":1419.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64309526233457,"sku":null,"price":389.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":64309526266225,"sku":null,"price":709.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/rq_Pq4ZZgtCUYT2VnLb20_f1MU64Nr.jpg?v=1787628949"},{"product_id":"ulmus-glabra-camperdownii-standard","title":"Wych Elm - Ulmus glabra Camperdownii Standard","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat does Standard mean on an order line? It means the weeping head has been worked onto a clear, straight stem at a set height, so the tree arrives with its final trunk already built. That matters more with Camperdownii than with most trees, because the branches only fall from the graft downwards, and graft height decides how much headroom you get underneath for a seat, a path or a mower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis line is a single 400L specimen grade, so it lands as a mature tree with a formed crown rather than something you grow on for a decade. Keep the stake and ties on through the first seasons and check regularly that they are not cutting in, because a heavy weeping head catches wind like a sail. Remove any shoots that break from the trunk below the graft as soon as you spot them. Full sun, moderate water, deciduous, with a soft yellow autumn before leaf drop.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"400L","offer_id":64309526528369,"sku":null,"price":7709.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/lOxniRXsBE7CuriWn5x6r_xnRtQpl8.jpg?v=1787629016"},{"product_id":"ulmus-glabra-lutescens-golden-elm","title":"Wych Elm - Ulmus glabra Lutescens Golden Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew growth opens a soft lemon yellow and ages through lime to light green, so a golden elm reads as a pool of colour rather than another mass of dark canopy. The leaves are large and rough to the touch, held on a broad low domed head that usually finishes wider than it is tall, normally grafted at a set height on a clean standard trunk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is deciduous, moderate to fast in growth, and it wants full sun with moderate water. Given space it makes a shade tree to sit under on a lawn, and it does that job in one spot for a long time, but it is not a tree for a boundary or for a row that has to stay narrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo things to manage. That pale foliage scorches at the margins in hot dry wind and hard inland afternoon sun, so shelter helps. And elm leaf beetle is a real problem through the south east, skeletonising leaves by late summer where it is not treated. Rub off any suckers that come from below the graft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 14 sizes, from 300mm up to Bare Root Advanced, priced from $41.95 to $3309.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/best-trees-for-small-backyards-australia\"\u003echoosing a tree for a small backyard\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"50L","offer_id":64309526888817,"sku":null,"price":379.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64309526921585,"sku":null,"price":249.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400L","offer_id":64309526954353,"sku":null,"price":3309.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":64309526987121,"sku":null,"price":279.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"35L","offer_id":64309527019889,"sku":null,"price":219.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"75L","offer_id":64309527052657,"sku":null,"price":449.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300mm","offer_id":64309527085425,"sku":null,"price":119.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":64309527150961,"sku":null,"price":649.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"330mm","offer_id":64309527183729,"sku":null,"price":149.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200L","offer_id":64309527216497,"sku":null,"price":1529.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"150L","offer_id":64309527282033,"sku":null,"price":819.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":64309527347569,"sku":null,"price":399.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bare Root Advanced","offer_id":64311637836145,"sku":null,"price":48.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Bare Root Regular","offer_id":64311637901681,"sku":null,"price":41.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/z8ZcfvmQB2Iy33U2cgHZ4_UEeEXvq9.jpg?v=1787629017"},{"product_id":"ulmus-glabra-pendula-weeping-elm","title":"Wych Elm - Ulmus glabra Pendula Weeping Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnyone who has seen a Camperdownii will expect the same tight mushroom, and this is not quite that. Wych elm Pendula, sometimes catalogued as Horizontalis, throws its main limbs out sideways in flat tiers before the smaller branches fall, so the tree finishes considerably wider than tall with a layered, almost architectural outline. Give it open space, not a border where it will be constantly cut back into shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFoliage is typical wych elm: large, coarse in texture, rough on the upper surface, colouring soft yellow before it falls. In summer the canopy shades so heavily that grass beneath usually gives up, which makes a mulched circle the easier long term answer. Crown lifting the lowest skirt once established keeps mowing and access practical. Full sun and moderate water. Offered as a 500L specimen only, so it arrives as a finished feature tree from a single grower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 3 sizes, from 300mm up to 500L, priced from $97.95 to $4139.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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That is the standing maintenance job with the variegated field elm, whose small leaves are splashed, streaked and edged in cream and white, giving the canopy a silvered flicker in wind rather than a solid block of colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a genuine tree rather than a shrub: deciduous, moderate to fast in full sun with moderate water, and at its best where a dark background or a green hedge makes the variegation read properly. White leaf sectors carry no chlorophyll and scorch more readily than green tissue, so a tree in a hot dry position with irregular watering will show burnt margins by late summer. Field elms also sucker from the roots, particularly after soil disturbance, so keep it clear of small lawns and service trenches. Available bare root for winter planting or potted from 45L to 100L.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 6 sizes, from 250mm up to Bare Root Advanced, priced from $41.95 to $649.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/best-trees-for-small-backyards-australia\"\u003echoosing a tree for a small backyard\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"250mm","offer_id":64309528068465,"sku":null,"price":109.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":64309528134001,"sku":null,"price":229.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":64309528166769,"sku":null,"price":649.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64309528199537,"sku":null,"price":199.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bare Root Advanced","offer_id":64311665656177,"sku":null,"price":48.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Bare Root Regular","offer_id":64311665688945,"sku":null,"price":41.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/HZUUQwNhFUnDGZ2iVywjL_r6K7ZMBE.jpg?v=1787629017"},{"product_id":"ulmus-x-hollandica-purpurascens","title":"Dutch Elm - Ulmus x. hollandica Purpurascens","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe purple here is a spring event, not a summer one. New growth on this Dutch elm hybrid opens with a purplish bronze cast that holds through the flush and then settles back towards green as the leaves harden, so plan it as a seasonal colour note rather than a permanent purple tree in the way a purple leafed plum or beech behaves. Buyers who expect otherwise are usually disappointed by January.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat you get for the rest of the year is a vigorous deciduous shade tree with a broad domed crown, moderate to fast growth in full sun, and the general toughness that has kept hollandica hybrids in Australian parks, driveways and farm windbreaks for over a century. It copes with moderate water, heavier soils and open exposure. Watch for elm leaf beetle through summer, and expect suckers if the roots are damaged. Offered as advanced 100L and 200L stock from a single grower, so quantities are limited.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"200L","offer_id":64309528559985,"sku":null,"price":1419.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":64309528592753,"sku":null,"price":649.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/pFVXywN3ahUKU_BP05Y4_tRkXmtfa.jpg?v=1787628948"},{"product_id":"zelkova-serrata-kiwi-sunset","title":"Japanese Zelkova - Zelkova serrata Kiwi Sunset","description":"\u003cp\u003eKiwi Sunset came out of New Zealand as a selection made for autumn, and that is where it separates itself from seedling Japanese zelkova, which can colour anywhere from dull yellow to good russet depending on the individual tree. Expect warm orange and copper tones through the canopy rather than one flat shade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rest is classic Zelkova serrata: a vase shaped frame with a short trunk breaking into upright limbs, small serrated leaves that read finer than a plane tree, and bark that flakes in patches on older wood. It gives you the elm silhouette without the elm disease problem, which is why it turns up in avenue and street specifications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGive it deep soil and a real summer watering regime while it establishes, because it is not a dry paddock tree. The bare root option is the most economical way to move a large deciduous tree, but it only travels in winter dormancy and must go straight into prepared ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelivery is a flat $99 to QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, ACT and WA on orders over $399.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 4 sizes, from 45L up to Bare Root Regular, priced from $67.95 to $1209.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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Wireless is the trade name for the selection Schmidtlow, bred at J. Frank Schmidt in Oregon to stay low and spread wide, so the crown flattens out well below the height a standard Japanese zelkova would reach. It exists to avoid the annual butchering a normal street tree gets from line clearance crews.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat habit has a second use in private gardens. It throws a broad, layered canopy of shade over a driveway or courtyard without ever dominating a single storey house. The foliage is the usual fine serrated zelkova leaf, turning yellow to orange before it drops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo things to plan for. It wants width, so do not squeeze it into a narrow verge and expect it to behave. And because the branching starts low, you will need to lift the crown yourself over the first few years if you want to walk or park underneath. Do that formative pruning in winter, while the frame is visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 5 sizes, from 400mm up to 300L, priced from $239.00 to $1549.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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Its defining habit is underground: it throws root suckers well away from the trunk, out into whatever is growing around it. This is the elm of the Melbourne and Ballarat avenues, and it earns its place in parks, on long driveways and in paddock plantings where a tree is expected to hold the landscape for a century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSuckers, soil and the one real catch\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull sun, moderate water and any reasonable soil with depth to it will suit. It is at home in cool districts, through Victoria, the southern tablelands, the Adelaide Hills and the cooler parts of Western Australia, and the autumn yellow is stronger where nights get cold. Growth is moderate to fast once established.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe catch is the suckering, and it decides whether this is your tree. In a lawn or a garden bed you will be pulling or mowing suckers for the life of the tree, and they rise from severed roots rather than from the base alone, so cutting them is management rather than a cure. Given a paddock, a park verge or a long avenue with mown grass around it, the suckering costs nothing at all. The second thing to plan for is elm leaf beetle, which arrived here even though Dutch elm disease never did, and which laces the foliage by late summer. Trunk injection or a soil applied treatment is standard practice on council trees and worth budgeting for on a large specimen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEnglish Elm against the Chinese Elm\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth are listed here for shade and avenue work, and the difference is scale and tolerance. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ulmus-parvifolia-chinese-elm\"\u003eChinese Elm\u003c\/a\u003e has finer leaves, flaking patchwork bark, far less suckering and much better resistance to elm leaf beetle, which makes it the safer suburban and commercial choice. English Elm is the bigger, heavier, longer lived tree with the classic domed avenue silhouette, and it belongs on acreage, in parkland or on a rural driveway where suckers can be mown and where a canopy of that size has somewhere to go. If the tree will sit within a few metres of a lawn edge or a path, take the Chinese Elm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWinter pruning, suckers and mulch\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrune in late winter or very early spring while the framework is bare. Set the scaffold limbs and the clear trunk height in the first few seasons, remove crossing and rubbing branches, and avoid taking large limbs off a mature tree, which answers with a thicket of water shoots. Suckers are better cut hard against the root than mown flush, since a clean cut discourages regrowth more than a bruised stub. Feed at bud swell with a balanced tree fertiliser, mulch out to the drip line and keep the mulch off the trunk, and water deeply through the first two summers to push the roots down. See the rest of the range under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/elms\"\u003eelms\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 7 sizes, from 330mm up to Bare Root Small, priced from $32.95 to $1969.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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The trunk is the giveaway: older bark sheds in irregular flakes to leave a patchwork of grey, olive and rust that keeps improving as the trunk widens. Growth is moderate to fast, which is why it fills car parks, school grounds and avenue plantings where canopy is wanted within a few seasons rather than a few decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGiving the roots and the crown enough room\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt takes full sun and moderate water, handles heat, wind and compacted urban soil, and grows across most of the mainland from Brisbane south. In warmer districts the leaves hang on late into winter and then drop over a short window instead of colouring gradually, so do not plant it expecting a reliable autumn show. Soil can be clay or sand as long as water moves through it, and the tree is not fussy about fertility. Along a driveway or a footpath, set the trees far enough apart that the crowns can spread without meeting, because this one goes wider than people picture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe failure mode is planting it hard against paving. Chinese Elm runs a strong surface root system, and a tree set tight to a kerb, a narrow path or a pool surround will lift the concrete within a decade. Give it a generous volume of open soil to run in, keep it back from the edges of hard surfaces, and it will outlast most of what goes in around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eChinese Elm or English Elm\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/ulmus-procera\"\u003eEnglish Elm\u003c\/a\u003e throws root suckers well away from the trunk, which is a chore in a lawn and irrelevant in a paddock or a long park avenue, and it is the elm that elm leaf beetle goes after hardest. 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What the Reflection selection adds is a tidier, more upright vase shape than seedling Chinese elm, which makes it easier to line up along a street or driveway and easier to keep clear of traffic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBark is the reason to look twice. It flakes off older trunks in irregular patches of grey, olive and cinnamon. Leaves are small, glossy and finely toothed, turning yellow before they fall, and that fine texture keeps the canopy from feeling heavy over a courtyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike the English elms it is not affected by Dutch elm disease, and elm leaf beetle damage tends to be lighter on parvifolia. Give it full sun, water while it establishes, and prune early to set the leader and branch spacing. 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It is a fastigiate selection of Japanese zelkova, with branches held steeply upright off a central leader, giving a tall narrow column rather than the broad vase shape of the common form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeaves are neat, oval and sharply serrated, and autumn brings yellow, orange and rust tones, often on the one tree. Bark is smooth grey and speckled with pale lenticels when young, later flaking to show orange beneath. Being a zelkova rather than a true elm, it is not troubled by Dutch elm disease.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo practical notes. The column broadens with age, so it is narrow rather than permanently pencil thin, and spacing an avenue too tightly creates problems later. And it wants consistent water while establishing, or the crown thins and looks sparse for years. Advanced and mature container sizes are available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 4 sizes, from 400mm up to 100L, priced from $229.00 to $649.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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Zelkova serrata rises on a short trunk then splays into an even, upward-spreading crown with fine twiggy branching that shows well once the leaves are off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe leaves are small and neatly toothed, closely spaced along the shoot. Autumn colour varies between individual trees, anywhere from clear yellow through orange to deep russet. Grey bark stays smooth for years, then begins to flake in small plates and reveal orange beneath, which becomes a feature on older specimens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is deciduous, copes with compacted urban soil and street conditions, and is troubled far less by elm leaf beetle than the true elms. Allow room for the crown to spread, because this is not a narrow tree and crowding it wastes the habit that makes it worth planting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvailable as bare root regular and advanced grades through winter, plus containers to 200L.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 8 sizes, from 200mm up to Bare Root Advanced, priced from $47.95 to $1479.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. The smaller pots hold younger plants that cost less each and establish quickly, which suits hedges, screens and mass planting where the plant count adds up. The larger sizes carry several more years of growth on the farm and give height and presence straight away, which is what you want for a single feature position or a screen that cannot wait. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/best-trees-for-small-backyards-australia\"\u003echoosing a tree for a small backyard\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"200L","offer_id":64311442309489,"sku":null,"price":1479.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"330mm","offer_id":64311442407793,"sku":null,"price":149.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":64311442506097,"sku":null,"price":229.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64311442538865,"sku":null,"price":199.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":64311442604401,"sku":null,"price":649.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200mm","offer_id":64311442637169,"sku":null,"price":47.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bare Root Advanced","offer_id":64311442702705,"sku":null,"price":69.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bare Root Regular","offer_id":64311442735473,"sku":null,"price":65.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/9CzjU13D_Nsp0xRA8JmcC_695VQQCI.jpg?v=1787629642"},{"product_id":"ulmus-parvifolia-burnley-select-chinese-elm","title":"Chinese Elm - Ulmus parvifolia Burnley Select","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnyone who has planted seedling Chinese elms in a line knows the problem, which is that they vary so much in shape that a row of them never looks like a row. That is what the horticultural campus at Burnley in Melbourne set out to fix with this selection, and it holds a consistent upright habit, which is what avenue and street work needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bark is the ornamental feature. It flakes away in small plates to leave a mottled patchwork of grey, fawn and orange on the trunk and main limbs. Leaves are small, glossy and finely toothed, and they hang on late into autumn before the tree goes bare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a tough thing. Full sun, moderate water, moderate to fast growth, and it handles compacted verge soil, heat, drought and reflected pavement heat as well as any deciduous tree sold here. Dutch elm disease is not an issue and elm leaf beetle bothers it far less than it bothers English elm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoots are vigorous and run near the surface, so keep it clear of old drains, small pipes and paving edges. Sizes 30L to 300L. We deliver into QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, ACT and WA for a flat $99, minimum order $399.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 6 sizes, from 400mm up to 300L, priced from $229.00 to $3369.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/best-trees-for-small-backyards-australia\"\u003echoosing a tree for a small backyard\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"100L","offer_id":64311450993009,"sku":null,"price":649.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300L","offer_id":64311451025777,"sku":null,"price":3369.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200L","offer_id":64311451124081,"sku":null,"price":2189.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50L","offer_id":64311451156849,"sku":null,"price":379.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":64311451255153,"sku":null,"price":229.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64311451287921,"sku":null,"price":249.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"30L","offer_id":64446167384433,"sku":null,"price":279.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"150L","offer_id":64446167417201,"sku":null,"price":999.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"90L","offer_id":64447045566833,"sku":null,"price":519.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/ixd-6lhaAa4qCxahqjlfa_z3rO4bZA.jpg?v=1787629642"},{"product_id":"ulmus-parvifolia-inspire-chinese-elm","title":"Chinese Elm - Ulmus parvifolia Inspire","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf the variability of seedling Chinese elm has caught you out on a previous avenue job, this is the answer to it. Inspire is a selected and vegetatively propagated form, so a row holds a consistent upright frame and matched habit instead of the assortment of shapes seedlings hand you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything good about Ulmus parvifolia comes with it. Bark flakes away in irregular plates to leave a mottled patchwork of grey, cream and orange brown, which is the best thing about a mature trunk. Leaves are small, neat and glossy, they hang on late into autumn in warmer districts, and the fine texture keeps the canopy from feeling heavy over a footpath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe practical argument is pest resistance. Elm leaf beetle, which skeletonises English and Dutch elms through summer across Victoria and southern NSW, largely leaves Chinese elm alone, and the species is highly resistant to Dutch elm disease. Roots are still vigorous, so keep it back from drains and slab edges. Bare root stock is available in winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 5 sizes, from 400mm up to Bare Root Advanced, priced from $60.95 to $2979.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/best-trees-for-small-backyards-australia\"\u003echoosing a tree for a small backyard\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"400L","offer_id":64311474782577,"sku":null,"price":2979.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45L","offer_id":64311474848113,"sku":null,"price":249.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bare Root Advanced","offer_id":64311474880881,"sku":null,"price":70.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64311474913649,"sku":null,"price":249.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bare Root Regular","offer_id":64311474946417,"sku":null,"price":60.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"30L","offer_id":64446170595697,"sku":null,"price":299.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/vq9obBnR-wquREa61x2Za_jqVRTBOB.jpg?v=1787629721"},{"product_id":"ulmus-parvifolia-murrays-form-chinese-elm","title":"Chinese Elm - Ulmus parvifolia Murrays Form","description":"\u003cp\u003eCompared with English or golden elm, Chinese elm gives you a similar fine-textured canopy without the two headaches those trees bring: it does not throw suckers across a lawn, and elm leaf beetle finds it far less appetising. Murrays Form is the Australian selection grown for consistency, holding an upright vase shape while young rather than the variability you get from seedling stock, which is what makes it work in an avenue where every tree needs to match.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bark alone is worth planting it for. Older trunks flake away in irregular plates, leaving a mottled cream, olive and orange patchwork that shows best once the small glossy leaves have dropped.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull sun, moderate water, moderate to fast growth once it settles. Give the roots room, because they are vigorous and surface feeding; keep it back from narrow paving strips and service trenches. Stocked through to 200L and 300L for immediate shade over a driveway or car park.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 3 sizes, from 400mm up to 300L, priced from $229.00 to $1529.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/best-trees-for-small-backyards-australia\"\u003echoosing a tree for a small backyard\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"200L","offer_id":64311496016241,"sku":null,"price":1089.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64311496049009,"sku":null,"price":229.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300L","offer_id":64311496081777,"sku":null,"price":1529.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"90L","offer_id":64447045763441,"sku":null,"price":539.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"30L","offer_id":64447045796209,"sku":null,"price":209.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/TWjjo8AgJoYTxwl7PN9My_3O3ziseG.jpg?v=1787629998"},{"product_id":"ulmus-americana","title":"American Elm - Ulmus americana","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmerican elm builds a shape almost nothing else in the deciduous trade repeats: a clean trunk that divides low into a handful of arching limbs, which then lift and spread into a high vase of a crown. The bark is grey and broken into deep corky ridges, and the rough, doubly toothed leaves turn soft yellow before they fall. It has always been an avenue and parkland tree, planted where a wide crown can arch out over a road or a lawn with nothing above it to hit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDeep soil, cold nights and roots that travel\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGive it full sun and deep soil that holds moisture, with moderate water through the first summers while the root plate spreads. It suits temperate and cool districts and colours more reliably where autumn nights are properly cold. Site it carefully. The roots run wide and shallow, they sucker readily where they are cut or disturbed, and in time they will lift kerbing, paving and shallow services, so this is a tree for lawn, parkland or a wide verge rather than a courtyard or a narrow nature strip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe failure mode is elm leaf beetle. Through Victoria, South Australia and much of inland New South Wales the larvae skeletonise the foliage from early summer, and by February a whole avenue can look scorched. It seldom kills an established tree, but it removes the reason you planted one, and the practical answer is a trunk injection program on a set cycle rather than spraying a crown you cannot reach. Dutch elm disease, the thing that emptied North American streets of this species, is not present in Australia, which is why it can still be planted here at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eElm, hackberry or flame tree\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nearest calls in this batch are \u003ca href=\"\/products\/celtis-occidentalis\"\u003ehackberry\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/koelreuteria-bipinnata\"\u003eChinese flame tree\u003c\/a\u003e, and they sort themselves out quickly. Hackberry takes the sites that defeat elm, alkaline and compacted and windy, and it needs no injection program at all, which is the strongest argument against elm anywhere the beetle is active. The flame tree is a smaller, flat topped courtyard and car park tree that pays you in summer panicles and pink papery capsules, where elm offers only form and a quiet autumn yellow. Choose American elm when the site is large, the soil is deep, and that arching vase is the whole point of the planting. The rest of the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/advanced-trees\"\u003eadvanced trees\u003c\/a\u003e cover similar scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKeeping an elm sound\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrune in late winter while the tree is bare and the branch structure is easy to read. Young trees repay a few minutes a year: keep one central leader, take out any tight forked union that will split later, and lift the lower limbs gradually over several seasons rather than all at once. Avoid heavy summer cuts, which push suckers from the base and the root run, and remove suckers flush at their point of origin instead of shortening them. Feed in early spring with a complete slow release fertiliser spread out to the drip line and watered in, then top up the mulch, keeping it clear of the trunk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 2 sizes, from 45L up to 100L, priced from $229.00 to $649.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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It builds a straight central trunk with branches sweeping up and out, so the canopy lifts clear of paths and traffic as the tree matures. The leaves are small, neatly serrated and deciduous, colouring in bronze, orange and red tones before they drop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt handles compacted urban soils, reflected heat and wind better than most deciduous shade trees, which is why it turns up in car parks and civic plantings as often as in gardens. Give it room, because this is a full sized shade tree and it will outgrow a courtyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElm leaf beetle does attack Zelkova, so in Victorian and southern New South Wales districts where the beetle is established, watch summer foliage for skeletonised leaves. Formative pruning in the first few years pays for itself later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is supplied in one size, 30L, at $209.00 per plant. 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