KEYAKI
(Japanese Elm)
From Japan
(Zelkowa serrata Mak.)
(Ulmaceae)
Japan's most important hardwood. Attains height of 120 feet and diameter of 16 feet. Wood is hard, strong and durable, and not apt to check or warp. Invaluable in Japan in house and ship building, for bridges and wheels. Figured grain specimens highly prized for panels.
Gift of
Bureau of Forestry, Tokyo, Japan
Location: 235-6 (explanation)