How do I identify a sugarberry tree?
IDENTIFICATION: Leaves alternate along the stem, medium to dark green, 2 to 4″ twice as long as wide, oval, serrated only on upper half of leaf, asymmetrical (lop-sided) three prominent veins, leaf spots and galls common, wigs zig-zaggy. Leaves turn yellow in the fall.
Is sugarberry deciduous?
Sugarberry is a deciduous tree native to North America and is found in the coastal and eastern Piedmont areas of NC often along stream banks. It can grow 50-70 feet tall with a somewhat narrower spread. It is fast growing with a rounded vase crown and makes a good shade tree as it is resistant to urban pollution.
What are sugarberry trees good for?
Sugarberry was commonly used by many Native American tribes. Native people also had other uses for sugarberry fruit. The Houma used a decoction of bark and ground up shells to treat venereal disease, and a concentrate made from its bark was used to treat sore throats.
What is a sugarberry tree?
Sugarberry is a native tree that can grow up to 80 feet in height and up to 3 feet in diameter. It is a short lived tree, probably living not more than 150 years. It has a broad crown formed by spreading branches that are often drooped. The bark is light gray in color and can be smooth or covered with corky warts.
Is sugarberry the same as Hackberry?
Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis L.) Sugarberry (Celtis laevigata Willd.) is the southern counterpart to hackberry. It ranges from Virginia to southern Florida and west to the Rio Grande and north to southern Illinois and Indiana. Sugarberry is a southern bottomland species, and the bark is less warty.
Are sugarberry edible?
The fruits are edible and sweetish — the taste is similar to that of dates — but the stone is large and covered by only a thin layer of flesh. The fruits are greatly enjoyed by birds.
What is the difference between Hackberry and sugarberry?
What is the scientific name for sugarberry?
Celtis laevigata
Sugarberry/Scientific names
SPECIES: Celtis laevigata. GENERAL BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS: Sugarberry is a moderately tall (60 to 100 feet [18-30 m]), native deciduous tree [2,5,36]. Mature trees are typically 18 inches (46 cm) in d.b.h., 80 feet (24 m) tall, with 30 feet (9 m) clear of branches in good stands [36].
Is sugarberry the same as hackberry?
Is sugarberry edible?
Can you eat sugarberry tree?
Is sugarberry good firewood?
Its not the highest BTU wood but you can get a long, warm burn with it. Once cut it will begin to rot quickly if left unsplit on the ground. I’m guessing sugarberry is about the same as they are related specices. Boogeyman, Sandhillbilly, Slocum and 4 others like this.