Celtis australis | Lotus Berry, Southern Hackberry. Originated in … Southern Europe | Tree
Celtis australis belongs to the plant family CELTIDACE and Genus Celtis This Tree will grow well in a wide variety of loam or soils pertaining to most average garden situations , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Various
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Celtis australis does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Celtis australis so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Celtis australis lotus berry,southern hackberry is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Celtis australis | Lotus Berry, Southern Hackberry is a deciduous plant which means it loses its leaves in Autumn or Fall. Deciduous trees should not be planted close to water features or fish ponds.
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Celtis australis is deciduous in nature.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 70' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
Some suggested culinary uses for this plant are … Fresh;Sweets. A descriptive flavor or texture charateristic of this plant is … fleshy and sweet
Berries … 1/3 inch round drupe, red turning brown when ripe
The berries are 1/3 inch round drupe, red turning brown when ripe. It is fleshy and sweet. Celtis australis is typically used in sweets. Southern hackberry (sometimes called lotus berry) is most frequently used fresh. This plant has too many possible beneficial herbal uses to fully enumerate. A few of its uses include: as an astringent, as an antidiarrheal, as an antidysenteric and as an amenorrheic. See the medicinal properties section for the full list. The leaves and the fruit are used in herbal preparations.
"Growing Unusual Fruit", Alan E. Simmons, Walker and Company, New York, 1972.
Celtis caucasia | Caucasian Sugar Berry. Originated in Caucasus,Afghanistan,North India | Tree
Celtis laevigata | American Sugarberry. Originated in southern US | Tree
Celtis occidentalis | Hackberry. Originated in Canada, the Rocky Mountains | Tree
"The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants", Andrew Chevallier, DK Publishing, New York, 1996.