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Zelkova sicula
Sicilian Zelkova
Origin: South-east Sicily on the Iblei Mountains.
| Family |
| Ulmaceae |
| Genus |
| Zelkova |
| Species |
| sicula |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Height |
| 2-3 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A critically endangered small bushy tree symmetric leaves. An estimated 200-250 individuals remain. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Habitat |
| Old cork oak forest along the edges of a stream on the northern slopes of the mountain. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| When young it is smooth and a greyish colour, however as it ages it becomes brownish-grey and peels off in plates. |
| Leaf Description |
| Oval shaped with teethed edges and covered in bristly hairs. |
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