Celtis laevigata Willd. var. reticulata (Torr.) L.D. Benson

vernacular netleaf hackberry — variety · Ulmaceae

USDA: CELAR
GBIF: 6406316 syn.
Rank: variety

netleaf hackberry (Celtis laevigata var. reticulata) — Platephotograph · Becky BrennerCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Ulmaceae Mirb.
Genus: Celtis

§2a

Native status, by region

L48 Lower 48 States Native

§2b

County-level range

· 14 counties across 2 states/territories

Legend Native · 14 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: High
Shade: High
Moisture use: Low
Fire: Medium
Salinity: Low
Anaerobic: None
CaCO₃: High
Hedging: High

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: -42 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 150 min.
Precipitation: 7–55 in/yr
pH range: 5.9–8.3
Root depth: 12 in min.
Fertility need: Low
Soil texture: coarse, medium

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Multiple Stem
Growth rate: Rapid
Lifespan: Moderate
Mature height: 20 ft
Height @ 20 y: 8 ft
Foliage texture: Medium
Foliage colour: Green
Porosity (summer): Porous
Porosity (winter): Porous
Flower colour: Green
Fruit colour: White
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Mid Spring
Seed abundance: High
Seed begins: Spring
Seed ends: Fall
Spread rate: Rapid
Stratify: Yes
Seeds / lb: 4,870
Propagation: seed, cuttings, bare root, container

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: Routinely Available
Nursery stock: Yes
Browse palatability: Medium
Graze palatability: Low
Palatable, human: Yes
Protein potential: Low
Lumber: No
Fuelwood: Low
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 14 counties across 2 states/territories.

Arizona view state ↗ 13 N ▾

Arkansas view state ↗ 1 N ▾

Union 05139

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/CELAR ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/6406316 ↗

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