Sugarberry

Celtis laevigata Willd.

Elm family

Plant Type

Tree, Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

80.0 feet

Flower Color

Green

Bloom Time

Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use High

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance Medium

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Host Asterocampa celtis, Asterocampa clyton, Asterocampa clyton clyton, Asterocampa clyton louisa, Asterocampa clyton texana, Automeris io io, Egira curialis, Hyphantria cunae, Libytheana bachmanii, Libytheana bachmanii larvata, Libytheana carinenta, Megalopyge opercularis, Nymphalis antiopa, Prionoxystus robiniae

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
MEX: Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.