Sugarberry
Celtis laevigata
Sugarberry is a fast, tough Southern shade tree closely related to hackberry, with smooth gray bark and sweet berries devoured by birds. Thrives on bottomlands and in tough urban sites alike.
- Family
- Cannabaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 60–80 ft
- Spacing
- 60–80 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- February, March, April
- Bloom colors
- green
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~43 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- rain garden
- Native states
- AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, VA, WV