Japanese Elm in a Park (a parent species)Japanese Elm in a Park (a parent species)Accolade gives you the elm silhouette without the elm gamble. It is a Morton Arboretum hybrid out of Asian parents, so it carries real resistance to Dutch elm disease and to elm yellows, which Princeton does not. Glossy dark green leaves, a clean vase crown at 50 to 60 feet, fast growth, and it shrugs off alkaline soil. The trade is simple: more safety, less native.
Off-the-lot means you pick it up and plant it yourself. Planted means we deliver it, plant it right, and back it with our Year One warranty. Tap a price to add it to your list, then send the whole list to Matt in one request. Want several of one tree, or a mix? Add them all and Matt quotes the count.
What does "gallon" mean? It is the size of the container the tree is growing in, not how many trees you get. The bigger the number, the bigger and more established the tree you take home, so a 30 gallon tree gives you shade and privacy years sooner than a 15 gallon one.
Full warranty for one year after planting. This comes with any needed care and free check ups upon request. All needed treatments or pruning are included for first year. If tree fails to thrive, no cost replacement.
Picked, delivered, and planted by a Board Certified Master Arborist.
Follow-up visits through the whole first year, not a wave goodbye.
Deep root feeding and structural pruning while it takes hold.
That is the warranty. No fine print, no chasing us down.
Pick a spot with full sun. This one matures past 40 feet, so give it room: at least 20 feet from the house and 15 feet from other trees. Heavy Missouri clay is not a problem for this tree. Growth rate is fast, so you know what to expect season to season.
Not sure about your spot? Send us a photo of the yard with your quote request and we will tell you straight if it will work.
Water deeply once or twice a week through the first growing season, and step it up in July and August heat. Keep a 2 to 3 inch mulch ring around the base, pulled back from the trunk. Spring and fall are both good planting windows in mid-Missouri.
Or skip the checklist: have us plant it and Year One covers all of this. We feed it, prune it, and come back to check on it.
Request a quote and tell us where it is going. We will confirm availability, delivery, and a planting date.
Straight answers to what people ask before they buy. Anything else, just call.
No, and here is the honest version. Exactly one free to use photo of Accolade exists, a 1987 slide taken at the Morton Arboretum, and it is dark, faded and has a man standing in the middle of the lawn. We were not going to lead this page with that. So the photos here are Japanese elm, which is one of Accolade's two parents, and the leaf, the bark, the winter seed and the vase habit all carry over. The other parent is Ulmus wilsoniana.
Princeton if it matters to you that the tree is native, Accolade if it matters more that it lives. Princeton is a true American elm with real but partial Dutch elm disease tolerance, and no protection at all against elm yellows. Accolade is an Asian hybrid out of the Morton Arboretum with very good resistance to both, plus elm leaf beetle. The original Accolade at Morton has come through three Dutch elm epidemics untouched, though two trees in University of Minnesota trials did catch it in 2004 and one of those recovered. Nothing is bulletproof. Accolade is as close as an elm gets.
No. The tree people are thinking of is Siberian elm, Ulmus pumila, which seeds into fencerows and is a genuine nuisance across Missouri. Accolade is a different cross entirely, out of Japanese elm and Wilson elm, and it does not behave that way. It is worth clarifying because Siberian elm gave every Asian elm a bad name it mostly does not deserve.
Yes. Every tree on the lot has an off-the-lot price, you pick it up and plant it yourself. The planted price adds delivery, planting, and the Year One warranty.
Every planted tree comes with follow-up visits, deep root feeding, and structural pruning through its first year. If the tree fails in Year One, we make it right. You can extend it to Year Two for 20 percent and Year Three for 15 percent of the planted price.
Spring and fall are both good windows. Fall planting gives the roots time to settle in before summer heat. Request a quote and we will work out timing with you.
Yes. The whole lot is open to trade buyers. Ask about volume pricing when you reach out.
Tell us the spot and the job. A Board Certified Master Arborist picks with you, plants it right, and stands behind it for Year One.
