Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
Also known as: Common Hackberry
Extremely tough urban shade tree — handles compacted soil, drought, salt, pollution. Distinctive corky warty bark. Host plant for hackberry emperor and tawny emperor butterflies. Persistent purple drupes feed winter birds.
- Family
- Cannabaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 40–60 ft
- Spacing
- 40–60 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- green, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~43 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY