Sugar Hackberry, Sugarberry
Celtis laevigata
Ulmaceae (Elm Family)
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Location on or near campus: not known
Celtis laevigata: Sugar Hackberry or Sugarberry
· leaves similar to common hackberry, but more slender and darker green and sometimes without rough-textured upper surface—leaf surface may be shiny
· fruit is usually red to blue-black and very sweet – favored by birds
· bark is more warty than common hackberry
· similar growth habit and size of common hackberry
· prefers moister soils than common hackberry - native to floodplains and wetter soils
· native to southeast Missouri