AusBonsai

I have had a small one of these for a few years and it can be a very nice tree. I was thinking about getting a bigger one. Has anyone grown this?

Hi Brett, my experience with Golden Zelkova is that they are a bit weak and are intolerant of heat and are less desirable than the species Zelkova serrata.

Cheers
Mojo Moyogi

Thanks Mojo. I agree they get the leaf burn pretty easy but Mine must have defoliated at the right time this year as it doesn't have a bad set of leaves at the moment. I might even get some decent colour this year
Usually the smaller the tree the harder it is to keep healthy and as this one was only a $3 starter from Ray and is not much bigger today yet still stays healthy I was thinking the opposite of being weak and one of the reasons I was thinking about getting a bigger one.

Mine was a cute little tree until I decided to let the daughter have free rain at it.

many gold leafed shrubs and trees require a bit of shade in the afternoon, berberis thumbergii aurea is one that springs to mind another is the gold leaf philadelphus which will burn badly if grown in full sun so this zelkova is probably the same.I generally give these plants enough morning sun to retain their leaf colour then shade for the rest of the day.
Craig

There was one sold in NSW on eBay last December that was 11 years old. My beginner's eye finds it quite appealing.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 0465381760