Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis--Hackberry
Hardiness Zones: 2 to 9
Height: 50 ft
Spread: 50 ft
Form: rounded
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Comments: Hackberry is not the most desirable tree for ornament, but
it is often used in street planting as it tolerates adverse growing conditions.
It grows in sun or partial shade. The mature bark is rough and corky and the fruit is small and turns from orange red to
purple, just as leaves start to change in mid-autumn.

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