Net-Leaf Hackberry (Western Hackberry)

Net-leaf hackberry is the western species of hackberry, found on rocky canyon walls, limestone bluffs, and desert arroyo margins from the Texas Hill Country west to California and south into Mexico, where it often clings to near-vertical cliff faces and survives in conditions of extreme drought and heat. Its distinctive deeply veined, rough, sandpaper-textured leaves (the 'reticulata' means net-veined) and tolerance of alkaline limestone soils make it the hackberry for dry, rocky, alkaline landscapes of the southwest where eastern hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) is poorly adapted. Like all hackberries, it is a primary host plant for hackberry emperor and American snout butterflies, and its small, dark red to black berries are eaten by 30+ bird species including robins, mockingbirds, cedar waxwings, and migrating thrushes. In south and central Texas and the southwestern states, it is an important native tree for dry, rocky, alkaline soil landscape situations and for restoring native woodland structure in arroyo and canyon habitats. Спосіб посадки: Висадка розсади Відстань між рослинами: 120–240 дюймів Висота: 120–360 дюймів Дні до схожості: 30–60 Температура ґрунту для схожості: 10–18°C

Net-leaf hackberry is the western species of hackberry, found on rocky canyon walls, limestone bluffs, and desert arroyo margins from the Texas Hill Country west to California and south into Mexico, where it often clings to near-vertical cliff faces and survives in conditions of extreme drought and heat. Its distinctive deeply veined, rough, sandpaper-textured leaves (the 'reticulata' means net-veined) and tolerance of alkaline limestone soils make it the hackberry for dry, rocky, alkaline landscapes of the southwest where eastern hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) is poorly adapted. Like all hackberries, it is a primary host plant for hackberry emperor and American snout butterflies, and its small, dark red to black berries are eaten by 30+ bird species including robins, mockingbirds, cedar waxwings, and migrating thrushes. In south and central Texas and the southwestern states, it is an important native tree for dry, rocky, alkaline soil landscape situations and for restoring native woodland structure in arroyo and canyon habitats. Спосіб посадки: Висадка розсади Відстань між рослинами: 120–240 дюймів Висота: 120–360 дюймів Дні до схожості: 30–60 Температура ґрунту для схожості: 10–18°C --- Час посадки: -8–-4 тижнів осіння посадка Plant nursery-grown container trees in fall in rocky, dry, alkaline, well-drained soil in full sun; net-leaf hackberry is a tree of canyon walls, rocky arroyos, and desert wash margins in the arid Southwest — it requires excellent drainage and tolerates alkaline soils better than sugar hackberry.