{"product_id":"hokkaido-dwarf-lacebark-elm","title":"Hokkaido Dwarf Lacebark Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003eHokkaido Dwarf Lacebark Elm (Ulmus parvifolia 'Hokkaido') is a miniature deciduous elm with leaves smaller than a fingernail and rough corky bark that develops on stems only a few years old, reaching 2 to 3 feet tall and wide over a very long time in zones 5 through 9.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the smallest elm in cultivation and one of the slowest woody plants you can grow, adding an inch or two a year. The reason to plant it is the bark. Lacebark Elm is named for the mottled exfoliating trunk it develops as a shade tree, and Hokkaido produces that texture in miniature, on a plant you can hold at eye level. Bonsai growers have used it for decades for exactly this reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGive it a trough, a container, a raised crevice bed, or a protected pocket in a rock garden. It leafs out late, drops its leaves in fall, and shows its branch structure and bark through winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight: full sun to partial sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater: steady moisture, small containers dry quickly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoil: well drained, tolerates a wide pH range\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCare: prune in late winter to shape, protect roots in containers over winter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdd Hokkaido Dwarf Lacebark Elm to your cart.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nature Hills Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Quart Container","offer_id":62370648949106,"sku":null,"price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0623\/6356\/6133\/files\/2E6A3235.jpg?v=1790106672","url":"https:\/\/naturehills.com\/products\/hokkaido-dwarf-lacebark-elm","provider":"Nature Hills Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}