Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis L. - Elm family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 60.0 feet
Planting Distance: 12.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Root Depth: 36 inches
Growth Form: Single Stem
Growth Rate: Rapid
Features
Flower Color: Green
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: Yes
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: High
Flood Tolerance: Medium
Fire Tolerance: Low
Salt Tolerance: Low
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Common Hackberry: Acronicta rubricoma, Alsophila pometaria, Anisota virginiensis, Asterocampa celtis, Asterocampa clyton, Asterocampa clyton clyton, Choristoneura rosaceana, Hyphantria cunae, Libytheana bachmanii, Libytheana carinenta, Lophocampa caryae, Lymantria dispar, Megalopyge opercularis, Nephopterix celtidella, Nymphalis antiopa, Orgyia leucostigma, Paleacrita vernata, Phyllodesma americana, Phyllonorycter celtifoliella, Phyllonorycter celtisella, Polygonia comma, Polygonia inerrogationis, Sphinx drupiferarum, Thorybes ephemeraeformis, Zeuzera pyrina
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- CAN: Manitoba, Ontario, Québec
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.