Celtis occidentalis 'Prairie Pride': 'Prairie Pride' Common Hackberry

The tree forms a rounded vase reaching a height of 40 to 50 feet, is a moderately-rapid grower. The mature bark is light gray, rough and corky and the small fruit turns from orange red to purple and is relished by birds. The fruit temporarily stains walks but this cultivar fruits far less than the species. Leaves are wider than Celtis laevigata and more serrated. Hackberry may recover from transplanting from a field nursery slowly due to the extensive, coarsely branched root system, but this can be overcome by planting from containers.