desert hackberry

 

spiny desert highland shrub with pale blooms that turn to orange berries to the of delight migratory birds — a rare specimen in native scrub hedge or unexpected accent

 

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\\ desert hackberry (CEEH)

\\ desert hackberry (CEEH)

plant details

desert hackberry

identification

latin name: Celtis ehrenbergiana

usda code: CEEH

alternative name(s): Spiny hackberry, Shiny hackberry, Granjeno, Huasteco

classification

ecotopes class: understory

ecological condition(s): sunny edge – shady woodland

size range: medium – 6-12 ft

habit: shrub

leaf retention: deciduous

light requirement: full sun – part-sun

color signature: red and yellow berries in fall

native range