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Celtis australis

Store / Hedging
SKU 1127
€7,85
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Celtis australis
Store / Hedging
Plant Details
Plant Type: Large deciduous tree
Aspect: Full sun
Foliage: Deciduous
Flower colour: White
Growth form: A large broadleaf tree
Size - height & spread : Up to 25 m, but normally 10 -12 m
Soil type/requirements: Prefers light well-drained (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils
Water requirements (established plants): Can tolerate drought well once established
Native Distribution: Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor

The Mediterranean hackberry is a deciduous tree growing through Southern Europe and the mediterranean. The eventual size and speed of growth will depend on conditions, like any large tree species, deep well drained soils will produce larger trees than shallow soils. This said, it can survive well in less optimal conditions, particularly if it is given some deep summer watering's in the first few years.

Once established, Celtis is drought and frost-tolerant, it can grow to 20 metres in height and, being deciduous, is one of the best summer shade trees around. Native to the region it is good habitat and a food source for wildlife, the berries and foliage are edible.

In Portugal it is used as a street tree, but rarely attains it's full height and form, suffering from seasonal unskilled pruning. Like many street trees, they are 'hacked' back because they don't have the room to grow, resulting in a dense compact crown rather than the natural form - a billowing cloud-like canopy with slightly weeping foliage. There are good examples of both forms (good and bad) on the streets of Loule.


Castelo silves III
One of many examples of an ancient Celtis australis growing in Silves Castle (Scmmatos, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
Celtis australis European Range
Giovanni Caudullo, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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