This Bark is Rough: Hackberry

Now that most of the trees have dropped their leaves, the scenery appears brown and boring UNLESS you know what to look for. I’m talking about tree bark. Learning to identify trees by their bark can be a fun winter challenge. For starters, I’d like to share one of my favorites: the hackberry, Celtis occidentalis. Hackberry may not be in the top ten trees you think of, but maybe it should be.

Identifying the Hackberry – Cowling Arboretum – Carleton College

tree – My Chicago Botanic Garden

Hackberry Tree Bark Stock Photos - Free & Royalty-Free Stock

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Outside: Want to learn how to identify trees, check out their bark

Common Hackberry - Casey Trees

Complete Guide For Hackberry Tree – What You Need To Know – GrowIt

kids – Page 3 – My Chicago Botanic Garden

On Nature column: Hackberry stands tall in Indiana

Common Hackberry (LA Urban Forest Program) · iNaturalist