Flowering TreesSugarberry (Sugar Hackberry)
Celtis laevigata
Sugarberry (Sugar Hackberry) (Celtis laevigata) is a flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 5-9, that matures to about 50-70 ft x 50-70 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs. Expect green blooms in spring. It attracts birds and butterflies, stands up well to drought, heat and urban pollution.
- USDA zones
- 5-9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 50-70 ft x 50-70 ft
- Bloom color
- Green
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Birds, Butterflies
- Tough against
- Drought, Heat, Urban pollution, Poor soil
- Native to
- South-Central / Southeastern United States
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Sugarberry (Sugar Hackberry) is hardy to about -20°F (estimated from USDA zone 5), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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