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01/01/98

Celtis occidentalis--Hackberry

Hardiness Zones: 2 to 9                                     
Height: 50 ft   Spread: 50 ft  Form: rounded                
Type: deciduous tree                                        
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches                         

Comments: Hackberry is not the most desirable tree.  It is  
often used in street planting as it tolerates adverse       
growing conditions and grows in sun or partial shade.  The  
mature bark is rough and corky and the fruit is small and   
turns from orange red to purple.                            

Cultivars:                                                  
   'Magnifica' (C. occidentalis X C. laevigata) - A less    
     hardy (zone 5) but larger tree that is very drought    
     resistant, salt tolerant and able to withstand         
     compacted soils.                                       
   'Prairie Pride' - Oval branch development.               

References for Cultivars: Princeton Nurseries 1997,         
Moller's Nursery 1997.                                      

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