Hardy Rubber Tree

Eucommia ulmoides

Eucommiaceae

Growth Habit

Tree

Description

Tree to 20 m; branches with chambered pith; leaves oval-elliptic to oval-oblong, 7-8 cm long, coarsely serrate, glabrous above and eventually somewhat rugose; flowers borne in April; insignificant.

Source of plant

Gardens North, Lazy S's Farm Nursery, Klyn Nurseries, Oikos Tree Crops

USDA Hardiness Zone

5