Celtis occidentalis

Plant Characteristics
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	N America

Cultivation

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Scientific Names
Cannabaceae >	Celtis >	occidentalis >

Read about Celtis occidentalis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Young Hackberry leaves Celtis occidentalis, Linn. Fig. 868. Large tree, occasionally 120 ft.: branchlets glabrous or slightly pubescent: lvs. oblique and rounded at the base, ovate-acuminate, pubescent when young, usually rough above, sometimes smooth at maturity, usually entire toward the base, light green, 2-6 in. long: fr. orange-red, 1/3-½in. long, on slender pedicel, longer than the petiole. S.S. 7:317. G.F. 3:40 (adapted in Fig. 868) and 43. Em. 304. Mn. 7:231, 233. A.G. 20:240, 531.—Very variable species. Var. crassifolia, Koch (C. crassifolia, Lam.), has firm, very rough and large lvs., to 5 in. long, usually cordate at base and more strongly serrate.^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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