Ogon Japanese Zelkova – 12 Inch Live Grafted Tree | Zelkova serrata 'Ogon' Golden Foliage

Add brilliant color and elegant structure to your landscape with Zelkova serrata 'Ogon', a rare Japanese Zelkova cultivar known for its striking golden foliage. This ornamental tree produces vibrant yellow-gold leaves that brighten the garden throughout the growing season, creating a stunning contrast against darker plants.

'Ogon' combines the graceful branching structure and durability of Japanese Zelkova with exceptional foliage color, making it an outstanding specimen tree for collectors, landscape enthusiasts, and gardeners seeking something unique. Its upright growth habit and colorful foliage make it ideal for accent plantings, Japanese gardens, mixed borders, and focal-point landscapes.

This offering is a 1-year-old graft, professionally propagated to preserve the unique characteristics of this cultivar.

These healthy plants are shipped approximately 12 inches tall and are ready to establish in your garden.

• 1 live Zelkova serrata 'Ogon'
• Approximately 12 inches tall
• 1-year-old grafted plant
• Rare ornamental tree
• Healthy, rooted plant
• Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Ogon Japanese Zelkova
• Botanical Name: Zelkova serrata 'Ogon'
• Plant Type: Deciduous ornamental tree
• Growth Stage: 1-year grafted plant
• Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
• Soil: Well-drained soil; adaptable to a wide range of conditions
• Watering: Moderate; water regularly during establishment
• Foliage Color: Bright golden-yellow
• Growth Habit: Upright and vase-shaped with age
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: Typically hardy in zones 5–8
• Container Friendly: Yes, when young and properly maintained

Care Tip

Plant in full sun for the most vibrant golden foliage color. Provide regular watering during the first growing seasons to encourage strong root development.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.