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''Celtis laevigata'' is a medium-sized tree native to North America. Common names include sugarberry, Southern hackberry, or in the southern U.S. sugar hackberry or just hackberry.
Sugarberry is easily confused with common hackberry (''Celtis occidentalis, C. occidentalis'') where the range overlaps. Sugarberry has narrower leaves with mostly smooth margins, the berries are juicier and sweeter, while the bark is less corky. The species can also be distinguished by habitat: where the ranges overlap, common hackberry occurs primarily in upland areas, whereas sugarberry occurs mainly in bottomland areas.
Sugarberry's range extends from the Eastern United States west to Texas and south to northeastern Mexico. It is also found on the island of Bermuda.
Florida Forest Trees: Sugarberry (''Celtis laevigata'')
Sugarberry is frequently planted as a shade-tree within its range. It is well-adapted to urban areas; its elm-like shape and warty bark make it an attractive landscape tree.
File:Celtis laevigata bark.jpg, Bark
File:Celtis laevigata leaf.jpg, Leaf
File:Celtis laevigata fruit.jpg, Gall
Sugarberry Fact Sheet from Virginia Tech
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500332 Flora of North America: ''Celtis laevigata''
RangeMap:
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1529852 Celtis, laevigata Plants described in 1811 Trees of Bermuda Trees of the North-Central United States Trees of the Northeastern United States Trees of Northeastern Mexico Trees of the Southern United States Trees of the Southeastern United States Trees of the Great Lakes region (North America)
''Celtis laevigata'' is a medium-sized tree native to North America. Common names include sugarberry, Southern hackberry, or in the southern U.S. sugar hackberry or just hackberry.
Sugarberry is easily confused with common hackberry (''Celtis occidentalis, C. occidentalis'') where the range overlaps. Sugarberry has narrower leaves with mostly smooth margins, the berries are juicier and sweeter, while the bark is less corky. The species can also be distinguished by habitat: where the ranges overlap, common hackberry occurs primarily in upland areas, whereas sugarberry occurs mainly in bottomland areas.
Sugarberry's range extends from the Eastern United States west to Texas and south to northeastern Mexico. It is also found on the island of Bermuda.
Ecology
Sugarberry occurs primarily along streams and in moist soils on floodplains. Its sweetish fruit is eaten by birds and rodents, helping to Seed dispersal#By animals, disperse the seeds. The leaves are eaten by a number of insects, for example caterpillars of the Io moth (''Automeris io''). Sugarberry's Plant litter, leaf litter contains Allelopathy, allelopathic chemicals that inhibit seed germination and growth in many other plant species.Cultivation and uses
Sugarberry mixed with hackberry supplies the lumber known as hackberry. Small amounts are used for dimension stock, Wood veneer, veneer, and containers, but the main use of sugarberry wood is for furniture. The light-colored wood can be given a light- to medium-brown finish that in other woods must be achieved by bleaching. The wood is also used to produce sporting goods and plywood.Sugarberry is frequently planted as a shade-tree within its range. It is well-adapted to urban areas; its elm-like shape and warty bark make it an attractive landscape tree.
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References
External links
Sugarberry Fact Sheet from Virginia Tech
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500332 Flora of North America: ''Celtis laevigata''
RangeMap:
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1529852 Celtis, laevigata Plants described in 1811 Trees of Bermuda Trees of the North-Central United States Trees of the Northeastern United States Trees of Northeastern Mexico Trees of the Southern United States Trees of the Southeastern United States Trees of the Great Lakes region (North America)