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Celtis reticulata, or Netleaf Hackberry, is a medium-sized tree native to North America. The tree was first described in the mid nineteenth century by observations in the lower elevations of the Rocky Mountains as well as observations in lower montane areas of Oregon. C. reticulata was one of the species analyzed in a pollen core samplng study in northern Arizona, in which the early to late Holocene flora association was reconstructed; this study in the Waterman Mountains demonstrated that C. reticulata was found to be present after the Wisconsinan glaciation, but is not a current taxon of this Pinyon-juniper woodland area. The leaves are eaten by a number of insects, particularly certain moth caterpillars.

Plant type

Tree

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Color

Cream

Flowering season

Spring

Special uses

Deer resistant

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Ease of care

Moderate

Propagation

For propagating by seed: 3-4 mos. stratification.

Sunset Zones

1, 2*, 3*, 4, 5, 6, 7*, 8*, 9*, 10*, 11*, 12*, 13*, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*

Plant communities

Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Wetland-Riparian

Bats
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 8 likely

Confirmed Likely

Hackberry Emperor

Asterocampa celtis

Oblique-Banded Leafroller Moth

Choristoneura rosaceana

Citrus Cutworm

Egira curialis

Fall Webworm

Hyphantria cunea