Celtis laevigata
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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. Inconspicuous blooms in early spring. Fruits ripe in fall. Lifespan up to 150 yrs (Nelson) | |
| 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: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Clay, Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Neutral to calcareous. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
Fruits are eaten by a number of birds and small mammals. Provides cover. | |
| Insects: | Larval host for hackberry emperor (Asterocampa celtis), and mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) butterflies. Sole larval host plant for American snout (Libytheana carineta) in South Florida; also larval host for tawny emperor (Asterocampa clyton), question mark (Polygonia interrogationis) butterflies. Wind pollinated. | |
| 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. |