Q: I have a hackberry tree that has started to grow in the middle of a rose bush. The ground is dry, hard caliche. For the past three years, we have suffered through a drought. I appreciate any tree ...

If you live in the southern parts of the country, you might have long admired the majestic hackberry tree (Celtis occidentalis) but discovered it won't really grow in your region, especially if you ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This is a mounted specimen of leaves from a common hackberry tree. This is a thin branch with 2-3 offshoots, and there ...

The common hackberry is a fruiting tree which grows across most of the US and parts of Canada. Various Native American tribes harvested the fruit for food, and used its bark medicinally. It is ...