(Celtis laevigata [Celtis reticulata])
Family: Ulmaceae

Description
Shrub or small tree with short trunk and open spreading crown. Height is 23–30 ft. (6–9 m). Diameter is 1 ft. (0.3 m). Leaves are 1–2.5 in. (2.5–6 cm) long, 0.75–1.5 in. (2–4 cm) wide, in two rows. The shape is highly variable, mostly ovate, short- or long-pointed. Usually without teeth or is sometimes coarsely saw-toothed. Dark green and rough above, yellow-green with prominent raised veins and slightly hairy beneath. Bark is gray and smooth or becoming rough and fissured with large corky warts. Flowers are 0.25 in. (3 mm) wide and greenish. Both male and female flowers are found at the base of young leaves in early spring. Fruit is 0.25–0.38 in. (6–10 mm) in diameter, and is a orange-red one-seeded sweet berry that matures in autumn.

Habitat
Moist soils usually along streams in canyons, and along hillsides in desert, grassland, and woodland zones. Native to New Mexico.

Discussion
The sweet fruit is eaten by wildlife and was a source of food for Native Americans. This hackberry tree is mostly confined to areas with a constant water supply.