Common Hackberry
(Wide & Flat: Alternate Arrangement) |
| A small tree 20'-35' high, larger in southern Pennsylvania on
moist limestone soils. Hackberry often displays a disease that causes clusters
of short, dense branches called "witches brooms". A second, smaller
species, Celtis tenuifolia Nutt., Dwarf Hackberry, is found on dry slopes in southeastern
Pennsylvania. Fruits of both species are an important wildlife food. The wood
is used for furniture, boxes and containers but not in large quantity. |