Jefferson Elm Tree rs_TX This out-of-this-world carrot has it

This out-of-this-world carrot has it all: gorgeous color

and does best in acidic soils

bold-magenta blooms that repeat continuously throughout the season

In springtime pinkish-white blooms develop into deep pink fruit ready for picking and eating at summer's end

grows 5-8 ft

Jefferson Elm Tree rs_TX This out-of-this-world carrot has itWith a lineage that can be traced back to the Jefferson Elms planted along the National Mall in the 1930s, this modern cultivar has improved resistance to Dutch elm disease but the same signature upward vase shaped form and dark green foliage as its forebears. Cultivated in conjunction with the National Park Service and the U. S. National Arboretum, this native American elm will reach about 70 ft. tall with a 48 ft. spread, at a rate of about 2 3 ft.