Melinda Myers

Hackberry

Botanical Name

Celtis occidentalis

Hardiness

Zones 3 to 9

Height

40 to 60 feet

Width

40 to 60 feet

Flowers

April to May: not ornamentally important

Fruit

1/3" drupe maturing to to dark purple in September and October, edible tasting like dates, hard seed will shatter teeth

Fall Color

Yellow or yellow-green

Light

Full sun

Soil

Moist, rich, adaptable

Planting & Care

• Transplant in spring

Problems

Grit leaf spot, nipple gall, witches' brooming

Varieties

• Prairie Pride - compact, rapid grower, thick leathery leaves, nearly fruitless, less prone to witches' broom mites