Botanical Name: Celtis Occidentalis
Type: Tree
Family: Cannabaceae
Zone: 2 to 9
Height: 40.00 to 60.00 feet
Spread: 40.00 to 60.00 feet
Bloom Description: Green
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium to wet
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Shade Tree, Street Tree, Rain Garden
Flower: Insignificant
Attracts: Birds, Butterflies
Fruit: Edible
Tolerate: Drought, Clay Soil, Wet Soil, Air Pollution
Garden Uses
This is a tough shade tree that grows in a wide range of soils. Cultivars resistant to witches broom are better selections than the species for landscape use. This tree may be used as a lawn tree or street tree.
