purple-red flowers that cloak the bare branches to bridge the gap between winter and spring
early-flowering variety with vibrant blooms and ferny foliage
or mixed plantings
Highly adaptable with good tolerance for a wide range of soils and urban conditions
BLOOMS Midsummer through early fall MATURE SIZE Moderately fast growing
Elm Drake- Chinese Elm Tree Size:15 Gal purple-red flowers that cloak theAn excellent tree that is surprisingly under used, Chinese elm possesses many traits which make it ideal for a multitude of landscape uses. A fast growing, nearly evergreen tree, 'Drake' Chinese elm forms a graceful, spreading, rounded canopy of long, arching, and somewhat weeping branches which are clothed with two to three inch long, shiny, dark green, leathery leaves. Some specimens grow in the typical vase shaped elm form, others appear to grow