Celtis occidentalis, Hackberry 18-24"

Botanic Name (s):     Celtis occidentalis 

Common Name(s):     Hackberry                                                                                                                                      

Mature height :40-60'

Mature spread:40'

Flower Color/ Bloom Time :      yellow green / April -May                                            

Fruit:         purple / September-December                             

Fall Color:Yellow

Sun Exposure:  Full Sun     Part Sun    Part Shade    Full Shade

Soil moisture:    Dry   Average    Moist      Wet

Soil Ph:6-7.8

Soil Type: Clay Soil- High clay content, fine texture        

Loamy Soil- mostly silt, sand, some clay                           

Organic soil- high level of decayed leaves, bark              

Sandy soil, coarse texture                                                                                          

Native Habitat:        Drainage basins, floodplains, wooded slopes, high rocky limestone bluffs bordering streams, windbreaks   

Notes:       Butterfly larval host, drought tolerant, tolorates occasional flooding, saplings can sprout in deep shade, common on limestone soild                                      

Average Wildlife Value:   Beneficial Insects          Butterflies               Hummingbirds     Songbirds   Small Mammals     

FAC- Occur in wetlands and non-wetlands                                                                                                

Native to Coastal Regions

Native To Mountain Regions                                                

Native to Piedmont Regions                                                                                           

Threatened / Endangered:        New Hampshire     

Native Tree