Celtis laevigata
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B
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Hackberry, Sugarberry
Celtidaceae
Plant Specifics
| 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) | |
| Habitats: | River floodplains, ruderal |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Rarely used but suited to informal areas. Tolerant of root disturbance, so appropriate to parking lots and street tree uses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| 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 Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Clay, Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Fruits are eaten by a number of birds and small mammals. Provides cover.
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.