Celtis laevigata
Hackberry, Sugarberry
Celtidaceae
Plant Specifics
Form: | Tree | |
Size: | 60 to 80 ft tall by 30 to 50 ft wide | |
Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | Yellow,NA | |
Fruit Color: | Brown | |
Phenology: | Deciduous | |
Noted for: | Interesting bark, Interesting foliage |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Rarely used but suited to informal areas. Tolerant of root disturbance, so appropriate to parking lots and street tree uses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Considerations: | Somewhat weak. Shallow root system limits plants growing under it. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Seed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Native nurseries, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Stays Wet ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Stays Wet ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray would be uncommon (major storms). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Clay, Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil pH: | Calcareous (high pH) |
Ecology
Wildlife: |
Fruits are eaten by a number of birds and small mammals. Provides cover. | |
Insects: |
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Native Habitats: | River floodplains, ruderal |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
General Comments: | Interesting, warty bark on some specimens. |