Index / Search / Celtis laevigata
§1 Plant
Celtis laevigata Willd.
vernacular sugarberry — species · Ulmaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Ulmaceae Mirb.
- Genus
- Celtis
§2a
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 1,009 counties across 30 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Low
- Shade
- Low
- Moisture use
- High
- Fire
- Medium
- Salinity
- Low
- Anaerobic
- Medium
- CaCO₃
- Medium
- Hedging
- Low
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -21 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 150 min.
- Precipitation
- 20–80 in/yr
- pH range
- 4.4–7.7
- Root depth
- 24 in min.
- Fertility need
- Medium
- Soil texture
- medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Single Stem
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- Moderate
- Mature height
- 80 ft
- Height @ 20 y
- 35 ft
- Foliage texture
- Medium
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Moderate
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Green
- Fruit colour
- Orange
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Early Spring
- Seed abundance
- High
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- Yes
- Seeds / lb
- 2,200
- Propagation
- seed, cuttings, bare root, container
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- Nursery stock
- Yes
- Browse palatability
- Low
- Graze palatability
- Low
- Palatable, human
- No
- Lumber
- Yes
- Fuelwood
- Medium
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 1,009 counties across 30 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Autauga 01001
- Baldwin 01003
- Bibb 01007
- Blount 01009
- Bullock 01011
- Butler 01013
- Calhoun 01015
- Cherokee 01019
- Colbert 01033
- Cullman 01043
- Dallas 01047
- DeKalb 01049
- Elmore 01051
- Escambia 01053
- Fayette 01057
- Franklin 01059
- Greene 01063
- Hale 01065
- Jackson 01071
- Jefferson 01073
- Lauderdale 01077
- Lawrence 01079
- Lee 01081
- Limestone 01083
- Lowndes 01085
- Madison 01089
- Marengo 01091
- Marshall 01095
- Mobile 01097
- Monroe 01099
- Montgomery 01101
- Morgan 01103
- Perry 01105
- Pickens 01107
- Shelby 01117
- Sumter 01119
- Talladega 01121
- Tuscaloosa 01125
- Walker 01127
- Washington 01129
- Wilcox 01131
Arizona view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 74 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Calhoun 05013
- Carroll 05015
- Chicot 05017
- Clark 05019
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Cleveland 05025
- Columbia 05027
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crawford 05033
- Crittenden 05035
- Cross 05037
- Dallas 05039
- Desha 05041
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Grant 05053
- Greene 05055
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Jackson 05067
- Johnson 05071
- Lafayette 05073
- Lawrence 05075
- Lee 05077
- Lincoln 05079
- Little River 05081
- Logan 05083
- Lonoke 05085
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Miller 05091
- Mississippi 05093
- Monroe 05095
- Montgomery 05097
- Nevada 05099
- Newton 05101
- Ouachita 05103
- Perry 05105
- Phillips 05107
- Pike 05109
- Poinsett 05111
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Saline 05125
- Scott 05127
- Searcy 05129
- Sebastian 05131
- Sevier 05133
- Sharp 05135
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
- Woodruff 05147
- Yell 05149
California view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 13 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 45 N ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Brevard 12009
- Broward 12011
- Calhoun 12013
- Charlotte 12015
- Citrus 12017
- Collier 12021
- DeSoto 12027
- Duval 12031
- Escambia 12033
- Franklin 12037
- Gadsden 12039
- Gilchrist 12041
- Glades 12043
- Hamilton 12047
- Hendry 12051
- Hernando 12053
- Highlands 12055
- Hillsborough 12057
- Jackson 12063
- Jefferson 12065
- Lake 12069
- Lee 12071
- Leon 12073
- Levy 12075
- Liberty 12077
- Manatee 12081
- Marion 12083
- Martin 12085
- Miami-Dade 12086
- Monroe 12087
- Okaloosa 12091
- Okeechobee 12093
- Palm Beach 12099
- Pasco 12101
- Pinellas 12103
- Polk 12105
- Putnam 12107
- Santa Rosa 12113
- Seminole 12117
- St. Johns 12109
- Sumter 12119
- Suwannee 12121
- Volusia 12127
- Walton 12131
Georgia view state ↗ 45 N ▾
- Appling 13001
- Baldwin 13009
- Bartow 13015
- Ben Hill 13017
- Brooks 13027
- Carroll 13045
- Chatham 13051
- Cherokee 13057
- Clarke 13059
- Columbia 13073
- Crawford 13079
- Crisp 13081
- Dade 13083
- Decatur 13087
- DeKalb 13089
- Dodge 13091
- Early 13099
- Elbert 13105
- Floyd 13115
- Grady 13131
- Greene 13133
- Hall 13139
- Haralson 13143
- Hart 13147
- Jackson 13157
- Jasper 13159
- Jefferson 13163
- Lee 13177
- Lincoln 13181
- Lowndes 13185
- Madison 13195
- McIntosh 13191
- Morgan 13211
- Murray 13213
- Oconee 13219
- Oglethorpe 13221
- Peach 13225
- Richmond 13245
- Screven 13251
- Seminole 13253
- Tattnall 13267
- Twiggs 13289
- Walker 13295
- Whitfield 13313
- Worth 13321
Idaho view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Calhoun 17013
- Edwards 17047
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Hamilton 17065
- Hardin 17069
- Jackson 17077
- Jersey 17083
- Johnson 17087
- Knox 17095
- Lawrence 17101
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- Menard 17129
- Monroe 17133
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Union 17181
- Wabash 17185
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Williamson 17199
Indiana view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 44 N ▾
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Clark 20025
- Clay 20027
- Comanche 20033
- Crawford 20037
- Decatur 20039
- Edwards 20047
- Ellis 20051
- Ford 20057
- Graham 20065
- Grant 20067
- Hamilton 20075
- Harper 20077
- Hodgeman 20083
- Jackson 20085
- Jewell 20089
- Kearny 20093
- Kiowa 20097
- Labette 20099
- Meade 20119
- Mitchell 20123
- Montgomery 20125
- Morton 20129
- Neosho 20133
- Norton 20137
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Ottawa 20143
- Rawlins 20153
- Rooks 20163
- Rush 20165
- Russell 20167
- Scott 20171
- Seward 20175
- Sheridan 20179
- Sherman 20181
- Smith 20183
- Stanton 20187
- Trego 20195
- Washington 20201
Kentucky view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Allen 21003
- Ballard 21007
- Barren 21009
- Bullitt 21029
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Carlisle 21039
- Casey 21045
- Christian 21047
- Clinton 21053
- Crittenden 21055
- Cumberland 21057
- Daviess 21059
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Green 21087
- Hardin 21093
- Henderson 21101
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Lincoln 21137
- Logan 21141
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Marion 21155
- Marshall 21157
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Menifee 21165
- Metcalfe 21169
- Montgomery 21173
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Nelson 21179
- Ohio 21183
- Owen 21187
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Simpson 21213
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Warren 21227
- Washington 21229
- Webster 21233
- Whitley 21235
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 61 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Ascension 22005
- Assumption 22007
- Avoyelles 22009
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- Concordia 22029
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Carroll 22035
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberia 22045
- Iberville 22047
- Jefferson 22051
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- Lafayette 22055
- Lafourche 22057
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Plaquemines 22075
- Pointe Coupee 22077
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Bernard 22087
- St. Charles 22089
- St. Helena 22091
- St. James 22093
- St. John the Baptist 22095
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Martin 22099
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Tensas 22107
- Terrebonne 22109
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Maryland view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 48 N ▾
- Adams 28001
- Alcorn 28003
- Bolivar 28011
- Claiborne 28021
- Clarke 28023
- Clay 28025
- Coahoma 28027
- Copiah 28029
- DeSoto 28033
- Franklin 28037
- Greene 28041
- Hancock 28045
- Hinds 28049
- Holmes 28051
- Issaquena 28055
- Itawamba 28057
- Jasper 28061
- Jefferson 28063
- Jones 28067
- Kemper 28069
- Lauderdale 28075
- Lawrence 28077
- Leake 28079
- Lee 28081
- Leflore 28083
- Lincoln 28085
- Lowndes 28087
- Madison 28089
- Marion 28091
- Newton 28101
- Noxubee 28103
- Pontotoc 28115
- Quitman 28119
- Rankin 28121
- Scott 28123
- Sharkey 28125
- Simpson 28127
- Smith 28129
- Sunflower 28133
- Tate 28137
- Tunica 28143
- Union 28145
- Walthall 28147
- Warren 28149
- Washington 28151
- Wayne 28153
- Wilkinson 28157
- Yazoo 28163
Missouri view state ↗ 77 N ▾
- Andrew 29003
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cedar 29039
- Chariton 29041
- Christian 29043
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Howard 29089
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Mississippi 29133
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- New Madrid 29143
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Pemiscot 29155
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Wright 29229
Nevada view state ↗ 2 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Bernalillo 35001
- Catron 35003
- Chaves 35005
- Dona Ana 35013
- Eddy 35015
- Grant 35017
- Guadalupe 35019
- Harding 35021
- Hidalgo 35023
- Lea 35025
- Lincoln 35027
- Los Alamos 35028
- Luna 35029
- Quay 35037
- Roosevelt 35041
- San Juan 35045
- San Miguel 35047
- Sandoval 35043
- Santa Fe 35049
- Sierra 35051
- Socorro 35053
- Taos 35055
- Union 35059
- Valencia 35061
North Carolina view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Anson 37007
- Bertie 37015
- Bladen 37017
- Brunswick 37019
- Cabarrus 37025
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Cumberland 37051
- Currituck 37053
- Davidson 37057
- Davie 37059
- Durham 37063
- Forsyth 37067
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Harnett 37085
- Henderson 37089
- Iredell 37097
- Johnston 37101
- Lee 37105
- Lenoir 37107
- Lincoln 37109
- Madison 37115
- Moore 37125
- New Hanover 37129
- Onslow 37133
- Orange 37135
- Pitt 37147
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Robeson 37155
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Stokes 37169
- Union 37179
- Wayne 37191
Ohio view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 76 N ▾
- Adair 40001
- Alfalfa 40003
- Atoka 40005
- Beaver 40007
- Beckham 40009
- Blaine 40011
- Bryan 40013
- Caddo 40015
- Canadian 40017
- Carter 40019
- Cherokee 40021
- Choctaw 40023
- Cimarron 40025
- Cleveland 40027
- Coal 40029
- Comanche 40031
- Cotton 40033
- Craig 40035
- Creek 40037
- Custer 40039
- Delaware 40041
- Dewey 40043
- Ellis 40045
- Garfield 40047
- Garvin 40049
- Grady 40051
- Grant 40053
- Greer 40055
- Harmon 40057
- Harper 40059
- Haskell 40061
- Hughes 40063
- Jackson 40065
- Jefferson 40067
- Johnston 40069
- Kay 40071
- Kingfisher 40073
- Kiowa 40075
- Latimer 40077
- Le Flore 40079
- Lincoln 40081
- Logan 40083
- Love 40085
- Major 40093
- Marshall 40095
- Mayes 40097
- McClain 40087
- McCurtain 40089
- McIntosh 40091
- Murray 40099
- Muskogee 40101
- Noble 40103
- Nowata 40105
- Oklahoma 40109
- Okmulgee 40111
- Osage 40113
- Ottawa 40115
- Pawnee 40117
- Payne 40119
- Pittsburg 40121
- Pontotoc 40123
- Pottawatomie 40125
- Pushmataha 40127
- Roger Mills 40129
- Rogers 40131
- Seminole 40133
- Sequoyah 40135
- Stephens 40137
- Texas 40139
- Tillman 40141
- Tulsa 40143
- Wagoner 40145
- Washington 40147
- Washita 40149
- Woods 40151
- Woodward 40153
Oregon view state ↗ 12 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Aiken 45003
- Allendale 45005
- Barnwell 45011
- Beaufort 45013
- Berkeley 45015
- Charleston 45019
- Cherokee 45021
- Chesterfield 45025
- Darlington 45031
- Dorchester 45035
- Edgefield 45037
- Georgetown 45043
- Greenwood 45047
- Horry 45051
- Jasper 45053
- Lancaster 45057
- Laurens 45059
- Lexington 45063
- Newberry 45071
- Oconee 45073
- Orangeburg 45075
- Richland 45079
- Sumter 45085
- Union 45087
Tennessee view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bedford 47003
- Benton 47005
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Claiborne 47025
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- DeKalb 47041
- Dickson 47043
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Gibson 47053
- Giles 47055
- Hardeman 47069
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Haywood 47075
- Henry 47079
- Humphreys 47085
- Jackson 47087
- Knox 47093
- Lake 47095
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lewis 47101
- Lincoln 47103
- Loudon 47105
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- Meigs 47121
- Montgomery 47125
- Obion 47131
- Perry 47135
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Robertson 47147
- Rutherford 47149
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Trousdale 47169
- Washington 47179
- Wayne 47181
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Texas view state ↗ 113 N ▾
- Anderson 48001
- Andrews 48003
- Angelina 48005
- Aransas 48007
- Armstrong 48011
- Bailey 48017
- Bastrop 48021
- Bexar 48029
- Brazoria 48039
- Brazos 48041
- Brewster 48043
- Briscoe 48045
- Brown 48049
- Burleson 48051
- Burnet 48053
- Callahan 48059
- Cameron 48061
- Cherokee 48073
- Childress 48075
- Clay 48077
- Coleman 48083
- Collingsworth 48087
- Comal 48091
- Comanche 48093
- Coryell 48099
- Cottle 48101
- Crockett 48105
- Crosby 48107
- Culberson 48109
- Dallas 48113
- Deaf Smith 48117
- Delta 48119
- Denton 48121
- Dickens 48125
- Donley 48129
- Duval 48131
- El Paso 48141
- Ellis 48139
- Erath 48143
- Fisher 48151
- Floyd 48153
- Foard 48155
- Freestone 48161
- Frio 48163
- Galveston 48167
- Garza 48169
- Gillespie 48171
- Goliad 48175
- Gonzales 48177
- Gray 48179
- Grayson 48181
- Grimes 48185
- Guadalupe 48187
- Hansford 48195
- Hardeman 48197
- Harris 48201
- Hartley 48205
- Hays 48209
- Hemphill 48211
- Hidalgo 48215
- Hudspeth 48229
- Hunt 48231
- Hutchinson 48233
- Jackson 48239
- Jeff Davis 48243
- Jefferson 48245
- Jim Wells 48249
- Johnson 48251
- Karnes 48255
- Kenedy 48261
- Kerr 48265
- Kimble 48267
- King 48269
- Kleberg 48273
- Lamb 48279
- Liberty 48291
- Lubbock 48303
- Madison 48313
- Marion 48315
- Martin 48317
- Mason 48319
- McLennan 48309
- McMullen 48311
- Mills 48333
- Motley 48345
- Oldham 48359
- Palo Pinto 48363
- Parker 48367
- Pecos 48371
- Presidio 48377
- Randall 48381
- Red River 48387
- Roberts 48393
- Robertson 48395
- Rusk 48401
- Sabine 48403
- San Patricio 48409
- Shackelford 48417
- Starr 48427
- Sutton 48435
- Taylor 48441
- Terrell 48443
- Tom Green 48451
- Travis 48453
- Uvalde 48463
- Val Verde 48465
- Victoria 48469
- Washington 48477
- Webb 48479
- Wheeler 48483
- Wichita 48485
- Willacy 48489
- Williamson 48491
Utah view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 58 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Bedford 51019
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Caroline 51033
- Charles City 51036
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Hanover 51085
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- New Kent 51127
- Northampton 51131
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Rappahannock 51157
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Shenandoah 51171
- Southampton 51175
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Westmoreland 51193
- York 51199
Washington view state ↗ 10 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
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