Dwarf Hackberry

Dwarf HackberryBen FergusonDwarf HackberryThe Dwarf Hackberry, Celtis tenuifolia Nutt., also goes by hackberry, sugarberry, upland hackberry, or Georgia hackberry. It is considered rare in Ontario, Illinois, Ohio, New Jersey, and North Carolina. ClassificationKingdom Plantae (Plants)Subkingdom Tracheobionta (Vascular plants)Superdivision Spermatophyta (Seed plants)Division Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)Class Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)Subclass HamamelididaeOrder UrticalesFamily Ulmaceae (Elm family)Genus Celtis L. (Hackberry)Species Celtis tenuifolia Nutt. (Dwarf Hackberry)Shape, Form, TypeThe Dwarf Hackberry is a small tree reaching up to 4 m in height. It has an irregular/asymmetrical shape and it has a dense compact branching pattern.

Figure 2Bark

Unlike the common hackberry, Dwarf hackberry does not have warty bumps on the bark.

Twig

The Dwarf Hackberry has numerous branches. They are small and are spine-like.

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Figure 4Leaf

Dwarf Hackberry trees have leaves that alternate and they are ovate/deltoid in shape. They are also slightly equal-sided to asymmetrical at their base and the tip of the leafs are bluntly triangular to sharp and prolonged.

Figure 6Bud

The buds are grayish-brown in color and are 1 to 2 mm long. They are also slender, oval shaped and pointed with fine hairs.

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Figure 5Flower

There are both male and female flowers on the same trees. Either in clusters or by themselves. They are greenish-yellow in color and are rather inconspicuous.

Figure 8Fruit

The fruit of the tree are thin skinned drupes. They are about the size of a pea and are round and salmon colored.

Figure 7Habitat and Range

Dwarf Hackberry trees can be found in eastern North America. In the north it ranges from southern Ontario to Connecticut, south to northern Florida, west to eastern Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. It mostly occurs in the Missouri-Arkansas area and the Mississippi-North Carolina area.

Figure 1Uses

Dwarf Hackberry trees can be used as a landscape tree, firewood, and the berries that are produced can be eaten. ReferencesImageshttp://plants.usda.gov/maps/large/CE/CETE.png Figure 1 Retrieved 6/23/10http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://thump01.pbase.com/t6/40/752240/4/76583259.Em06dsPQ.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.pbase.com/gregglee/dwarf_hackberry&usg=__r1JgNQZvIgkf26g-6QuqoqNIlBk=&h=135&w=160&sz=11&hl=en&start=27&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=gz566qCnLFB0IM:&tbnh=83&tbnw=98&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddwarf%2Bhackberry%2Btree%2BCeltis%2Btenuifolia%26start%3D20%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26ndsp%3D20%26tbs%3Disch:1 Figure 2 Retrieved 6/23/10http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.discoverlife.org/IM/I_MST/0008/320/Celtis_tenuifolia,I_MST858.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q%3Fsearch%3DCeltis%2Btenuifolia&usg=__6q4ntO7fUmFzTsQLiGk5VsjLYD4=&h=320&w=296&sz=14&hl=en&start=3&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=5n_cy1vd5kyGJM:&tbnh=118&tbnw=109&prev=/images%3Fq%3DCeltis%2Btenuifolia%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26tbs%3Disch:1 Figure 3 Retrieved 6/23/10

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