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Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10a
Plant Height: 65 feet (20 m)
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Green
Other: green
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Dye production
Suitable for forage
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Fermented
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Monoecious

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Common names
  • Nettle Tree
  • European Hackberry
  • Mediterranean Hackberry
  • Lotus Berry
  • Southern Hackberry

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Location: California State Capitol Park, Sacramento.
Date: 2016-02-01
Zone 9b.
Location: California State Capitol Park, Sacramento.
Date: 2016-02-01
Zone 9b.
Location: Tarragona (Spain)
Location: Tarragona (Spain)
Location: Seville, Spain | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-05
Location: Seville, Spain | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-05
Location: Seville, Spain | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-05
Location: Tarragona (Spain)
Date: 2023-09-12
Location: Tarragona (Spain)
Location: Tarragona (Spain)
Date: 2023-09-12
Location: Seville, Spain | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-05

photo credit: Dimìtar Nàydenov
Location: Real Botanico de Madrid
Date: 2023-11-11
Location: Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid
photo credit: Alberto Salguero
Location: Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid
photo credit: A. Barra

Photo courtesy of: Jose Vicente Ferrandez
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