Celtis occidentalis 'Chicagoland'
Object Details
- Description
- This hackberry selection is notable for its strong, central leader and excellent tolerance to urban environments. It is slightly more narrow than the species.
- Hardiness
- -35 - -30 F
- Attracts
- Bees, birds, butterflies
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Range
- cultivated
- Topic
- Trees
- Living Collections
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- Smithsonian Gardens Tree Collection
- On Display
- National Portrait Gallery
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2020-0367A
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Common Name
- Hackberry cultivar
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Rosanae
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Cannabaceae
- Genus
- Celtis
- Species
- occidentalis
- Life Form
- Deciduous tree
- Bark Characteristics
- Grey, warty
- Fall Color
- Yellow
- Fruit Characteristics
- Purple drupes which ripen in fall.
- Plant Size
- 40-60' tall x 40-60' wide (12.2-18.3 x 12.2-18.3 m)
- Structure
- Upright-oval
- Metadata Usage
- Not determined
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2020-0367A
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