Hackberry (Celtis Occidentalis)

Gather fruits in late Summer or Fall

Eat raw by chewing the fruit off the seed. Be careful, seed is hard.

You can mash the fruit/seeds into a paste and eat as is or mix with other fruit or grains.

You can boil seeds to make “hackberry milk” with a number of applications.

Excellent landscape tree that is resilient, strong, drought tolerant, has good color and offers many ecological services.

Proper plant profile coming soon...