{"id":128,"date":"2025-09-24T16:57:46","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T20:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/?p=128"},"modified":"2025-09-25T17:58:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T21:58:05","slug":"common-hackberry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/trees\/common-hackberry\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Hackberry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50rem\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><em><em>Celtis occidentalis<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">The common hackberry produces high-fat, carbohydrate, and protein berries which are an important food source in the winter months for many bird species such as cedar waxwings and robins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-green-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Location<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>See if you can spot our hackberry as you walk along Larch Lane. Whilst you\u2019re there, see if you can find the patriot elm too!<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"846\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/common-hackberry-leaf-846x564-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/common-hackberry-leaf-846x564-1.jpg 846w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/common-hackberry-leaf-846x564-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/common-hackberry-leaf-846x564-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 846px) 100vw, 846px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull section-intro has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/common-hackberry-tree.jpg&apos;);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;\" class=\"wp-block-group padded lifted has-white-background-color has-background wp-container-content-69bc4bdf is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:25.625rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group padded has-charcoal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8db81beb465d781a0375c300c8e550e5 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History at Hadwen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro has-medium-font-size\">The hackberry wasn\u2019t found in any existing records of Hadwen\u2019s original plantings. Though it\u2019s not especially unusual, the hackberry that can be found in the arboretum wasn\u2019t planted until much more recently, in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group section is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:var(--clarku-color-green)\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Keep learning<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Detailed species information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Common hackberry is a deciduous tree native to North America in the family Cannabaceae. Typically a medium-sized tree, the hackberry reaches 30\u201350 feet (9\u201315 meters) in height and can live from 150\u2013200 years. The bark of this tree can range from browns or grays with a cork-like texture and distinct wart-like protrusions. The leaves of the common hackberry are asymmetrical with pointed tips and serrations around the margin except at the base. The berries of the hackberry are dark red when ripe in the fall and usually remain on trees through the winter. The seeds of hackberry are typically eaten and dispersed by birds and mammals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, the hackberry is able to acclimate to a variety of environmental conditions but prefers lowlands and limestone-rich soils. The tree is also an important host for butterflies which lay larvae on the tree. The wood of hackberry is rarely used commercially since it is not sturdy and rots easily. Although hackberry is tolerant of urban conditions, it has yet to be widely used for street tree plants or landscaping.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celtis occidentalis The common hackberry produces high-fat, carbohydrate, and protein berries which are an important food source in the winter months for many bird species such as cedar waxwings and robins. Location See if you can spot our hackberry as you walk along Larch Lane. 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