Stats

Lifespan

Up to 1000 yrs

Size

Huge

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

East Asia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Armor

Status

Near Threatened

About

This deciduous tree grows in the temperate forests of East Asia. Its bark peels away in thin flakes to reveal bright orange patches underneath.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Ulmaceae

Genus

Zelkova

Species

Zelkova serrata