Bunge's hackberry is a tree native to China and Korea. Its small fruits ripen to blue-black, and the leaf edges have a few teeth near the tip or none at all.

Appearance

Growth form
This deciduous tree grows to about 33 ft (10 m).
Leaves
Leaves are usually about 1–3 in (3–7 cm) long, with a few shallow teeth mostly toward the tip.
Fruit
The round fruits are about 0.2–0.3 in (6–8 mm) wide and turn blue-black when ripe.

Look-alikes

Biond's hackberryCeltis biondii

Ripe fruit is a strong clue: Bunge's hackberry turns blue-black, while Biond's hackberry turns yellow to orange. Their leaves can look alike.

Why they get mixed upBoth are small East Asian hackberries with few leaf teeth.

Chinese hackberryCeltis sinensis

Bunge's hackberry has blue-black ripe fruit. Chinese hackberry usually has orange to reddish-brown ripe fruit and larger leaves.

Why they get mixed upBoth are Asian hackberries grown in the United States.

Where it lives

Typical habitats
  • mountain slopes
  • woodland edges
Range
Native to China and Korea.

Conservation

IUCN Red List
LCLeast ConcernLow risk of extinction
8 sources
  1. iNaturalist taxon API
  2. Flora of Korea
  3. Flora of China
  4. Plants of the World Online
  5. 北海道大学植物一覧
  6. University of Idaho Arboretum living plant inventory
  7. Flora of Korea, Celtis identification key
  8. NC State Extension Chinese Hackberry
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