#599 most planted
Celtis
Hackberries · also Nettle trees, Sugarberry, European hackberry
BroadleafDeciduous
957
trees mapped
0.01%
of all named trees
8
cities
5.9 in
median trunk (15 cm, 688 measured)
13 yr
median age (56% have a planting date)
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This deciduous tree, commonly known as hackberry, features a broad, rounded canopy. Its lance-shaped, serrated leaves turn yellow in the fall, and the smooth grey bark becomes rough with age. Small, dark berries in late summer attract birds, making it suitable for urban environments due to its resilience and adaptability.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 5470.36%12 yr8.7 in
- 2550.08%—2.4 in
- 590.03%—9.9 in
- 560.01%29 yr15 in
- 260.10%—2.0 in
- 90.01%—2.0 in
- 40.00%—3.9 in
- 10.00%——
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 40–70 ft
- Canopy spread
- 40–50 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.9 in, mean 8.6 in, 90th percentile 20 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Celtis in the catalogue
11 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
