Basisdaten
description:
The natural distribution area of Common hackberry is located in eastern North America. The tree is susceptible to fire damage. The fruits are eaten by birds and other animals.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Celtis occidentalis
other name:
Nettletree
other name:
Beaverwood
other name:
Northern Hackberry
family:
Cannabis family (Cannabaceae)
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 25 m (82 ft)
leaf:
The leaves of Common hackberry are glossy green, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate and the base is rounded and asymmetric. They are 6 - 10 cm (2.5 – 3.9 in) long and 2,5 – 5 cm (1 – 2 in) broad. The leaf margin is serrated.
leaf shape:
ovoid
leaf margin:
serrated
leaf position:
alternate
fall foliage:
bright yellow
flowering:
May
blossom color:
greenish-white
blossom description:
The flower is greenish and comes shortly after the leaf shoots.
gender distribution:
dioecious
fruit:
The stone fruit is stalked, ovate, green-black, and serves as bird food.
branches:
The twigs are red-brown with lenticels.
bark:
The bark is gray-brown, furrowed and warty in old age.
root:
Shallow-rooting plant to deep-rooting plant with lateral roots
location:
Sun to half-shade
soil:
sandy to loamy, tolerates dryness
ph value:
6,0 to 8,0
usage:
single tree, planting in groups in parks and gardens