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Celtis occidentalis



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Celtis occidentalis
Common hackberry

Orange-red turning blue-black, the 1/4" drupes are borne in September-October and are favored by wildlife. They are too small to be of any ornamental interest. Although less sweet than those of the sugar hackberry, they are nonetheless sweet and edible and mostly seed and little flesh.

 
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