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Green Vase Zelkova
Zelkova serrata ‘Green Vase’
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
The price you see is the whole job: the plant supplied, delivered free and professionally installed. Done for you.
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Request photosHow tall it arrives: 400mm about 1.5 to 2.5m, 45L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 420mm about 1.5 to 2.5m, 50L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 75L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 100L about 2.5 to 3.5m, 500mm about 2.5 to 3.5m, 150L about 2.5 to 3.5m, 200L about 3 to 4.5m, 300L about 3 to 4.5m. Heights vary with species and season. How pot sizes work
Getting it in: the largest size here needs about 1.2m of clear, level access. Measure the narrowest point on the route and tell us on the booking call. Standard access is included in the price, and anything unusual is quoted and agreed with you before work begins. What happens on installation day
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Sizes shown are the sizes we currently source in this species. If you need larger specimens, project quantities or a size not listed, our sourcing team can look for it through our national supplier network. We confirm your exact stock with you on the booking call before anything ships.
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After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Price includes everything: the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.
Green Vase Zelkova - Zelkova serrata 'Green Vase'
'Green Vase' is the upright, vase shaped clone of the Japanese zelkova, Zelkova serrata, bred as a structurally sound replacement for the elms that were lost to disease across the northern hemisphere. Its ascending branches lift the canopy clear of vehicles and signage without the tight, bark included forks that make many avenue trees a long term liability. Deciduous and strongly coloured in autumn, it is the tree specified when a boulevard needs summer shade and winter sun.
Why Green Vase Zelkova
Vase form: a dominant leader with ascending scaffolds produces a high, arching crown and generous clearance beneath.
Autumn colour: foliage turns bronze through orange to deep red in cool districts before dropping cleanly.
Urban toughness: it copes with compacted soil, reflected heat off pavement and the restricted root volume of a street pit.
Disease resistance: unlike true elms it shrugs off Dutch elm disease and is largely untroubled by elm leaf beetle.
Seasonal light: bare winter branches let sun reach buildings and footpaths in the months it is wanted.
Ideal Applications
Boulevard avenue: matched trees along a wide road reserve give a formal, high vaulted canopy over traffic lanes.
Car park shade: the raised crown shades bays and circulation without branches obstructing vehicle movement.
Large lawn specimen: grown in the open it develops a broad, symmetrical vase that carries a garden on its own.
Civic plazas: it holds up in paved surrounds where soil is limited and heat load is high.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (feature/avenue): 8 to 12m
Best Planting Season: Autumn to early spring
Soil & Drainage: Adaptable to a wide range of soils including clay, loam and sandy soils; prefers well-drained but moderately moist conditions; tolerates some compaction
Establishment Care: Water deeply and regularly for the first two to three years until the tree is well established, particularly during dry periods and summer heat. Apply a layer of mulch 75 to 100mm deep around the root zone, keeping it clear of the trunk, to retain soil moisture and regulate temperature.
Plant Details
Height: 15 to 20m
Width: 8 to 12m
Growth Rate: Fast
Foliage: Deciduous
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: Japan, China, Korea
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







