Everclear® Lacebark Elm

The Everclear® Lacebark Elm is a tree that proves good things can come in narrow packages. If you've been searching for an elm that actually respects property lines and doesn't try to hug your house, this is your tree. With a slender vase-shaped form growing to 40 feet tall but only 15 feet wide, Everclear® brings all the ornamental beauty of Chinese elm to tight urban spaces where most shade trees fear to tread. The tree's architectural merit lies not just in its mannerly proportions, but in its stunning mottled bark that exfoliates to reveal a kaleidoscope of brown, tan, olive, cinnamon, gray, green, and orange – a living work of abstract art that provides year-round visual interest even in the dead of winter. Small, glossy dark green leaves clothe the branches through summer before transitioning to clear yellow in fall, a color performance that inspired the cultivar's name. This is an exceptionally tough urban warrior. Everclear® tolerates heat, drought, clay soils, wet soils, compa