Celtis tournefortii Lam.

Oriental hackberry (en), Micocoulier (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Cannabaceae > Celtis

Characteristics

A shrubby tree. It often grows 6 m high. The leaves have blunt teeth. The leaves do not have hairs underneath.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.0 - 8.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Open rocky places; at elevations from 300-1,500 metres in Turkey. Bushy places in Greece and the Balkans.
More
It is a Mediterranean and temperate climate plant. It grows on dry limestone hills.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-7

Usage

The fruit are eaten fresh.
Uses fiber material oil timber
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -17
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Celtis tournefortii unspecified picture

Conservation status

Celtis tournefortii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:851192-1
WFO ID wfo-0000593791
COL ID S4VH
BDTFX ID 164718
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Celtis aspera Celtis tournefortii Celtis aetnensis

Lower taxons

Celtis tournefortii subsp. aetnensis