Celtis occidentalis

Ulmaceae

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Tall Tree (Canopy)

40 - 100ft

40 - 100ft

Brown, Green, Yellow

Berry; Brown, Purple

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Dry, Flooded, Moist, Wet

April - May

yellow

drainage basins, mature floodplains, wooded slopes or high rocky limestone bluffs bordering streams, windbreaks

butterfly larval host; drought tolerant; tolerates occasional flooding; saplings can sprout in deep shade, common on limestone soils; Fruits eaten by over 25 bird species, including bobwhite, sharptail grouse, pheasant and wild turkey