Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)

Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)*Preorder Only* Estimated Height at Pickup: 3 4', 3 gal A good sized tree with fairly fast growth and excellent wildlife support. Hosts the hackberry emperor, tawny emperor, mourning cloak, and question mark butterflies, and is one of the few regional hosts for the American snout butterfly! A wide variety of birds eat the berries, including woodpeckers, grosbeaks, waxwings, and bluebirds. Prone to leaf galls and blights so generally not used as a yard

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but 70’-100’ is more common

Detailed photographs present the species as you’ll see them in nature

Fall Color: Pink

Seeds are bitter and not a favored food source

A rambling bush perfect as a space filler or visual barrier

Nuts are poisonous and sparingly eaten by squirrels

Marsh blazing star

Spreads well in optimum conditions

and Nessus sphinx

Fruit: Multiple seeds are arranged in an ovoid cluster that turns red when mature

Cones open best when exposed to fire