Common name: Hackberry
Scientific name: Celtis occidentalis
Category: Native Tree - Deciduous, Common
Sample mature size: 20 m tall, 7 m wide; 66 ft tall, 23 ft wide
Sunlight: Full-sun, Partial-sun
Water: Average, Medium-wet
Soil: Loam
Blooms: Green in May
Natural habitats: Prairie-savannahs, Riverbanks-beaches
Wildlife benefits: Butterflies/skippers π¦, Host plant π
Points of interest: - Tolerant of short periods of wet/standing water areas to long periods of dry soils
- Used for reclamation areas, buffer strips, and wildlife plantings
- Bluebirds feed on any beetles, caterpillars, sowbugs, or garden "pests" that may live in this species
