common hackberry - Celtis occidentalis

USDA Plant Code: CEOC
Light Requirement: full sun - part shade
Soil Moisture: medium - dry
Height: 60-100 feet
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : no
Growth Habits: tree,shrub,
Hardiness Zone: 8b, 1/2 8b, 1/2 8a
Salt Tolerance : yes
Drought Tolerance: yes
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes
Riparian Buffers: yes
All Pollinators: yes
Native Bees and other Pollinators: no
Butterflies and Moths: yes
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: yes
Bloom Color: green/brown
Bloom Period: spring
Fragrant: no
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Bark; Bark ridges
David J. Moorhead, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Bark; Bark ridges - note layers
David J. Moorhead, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Bark; Bark features
David J. Moorhead, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); Open grown hackberry in a highway rest area
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); Open grown hackberry in a highway rest area
Steven Katovich, , Bugwood.org
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Bark; scaly bark on older tree
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Bark; characteristic corky warts or ridges on young stem
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Bark; characteristic corky warts or ridges on young stem
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); small tree
Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Joseph OBrien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Bark;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); twig; bud
Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s); twig; bud
Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s); twigs; bud
Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); habitat
Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); habitat
Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); crown
Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); sprout
Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); sprout
Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org
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Bark; Northern Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org
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Bark; Bark.
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Buds and new growth
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Twig, overwintering bud, and young bark
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); Winter form
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Bark; Mature bark and flair
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Form in use and flower
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Mature fruit
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Tree(s); Use as a street tree in a 6-8 foot tree lawn
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Foliage and mature fruit
T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Richard Webb, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; sprout
Robert Vidéki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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