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Cannabaceae
European hackberry
Celtis australis
Also known as Celtis australis f. variegata, European nettle tree, Celtis kotschyana, Mediterranean hackberry
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Deciduous Tree · Shade Tree · Wildlife Tree · Bird Friendly · Celtis · Hackberry · Mediterranean · Drought Tolerant · Landscape · Low Maintenance
European hackberry is a tough, long-lived deciduous tree that adapts well to a range of soils and climates, making it an excellent low-maintenance landscape specimen. It produces small edible berry-like drupes that attract birds and other wildlife, adding ecological value to gardens and parks. Plant in a sunny to partly shaded location and water regularly until established, after which it is quite drought tolerant.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow soil to dry between waterings once established · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 300 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Austria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, Madeira, Morocco, New South Wales
- Attracts
- Birds, Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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