Celtis bungeana, commonly known as Bunge’s Hackberry, is a deciduous tree native to a variety of habitats including forest margins, hillsides, and along streams in China and Korea. It can grow up to 49 feet (15 meters) tall and is characterized by its rounded crown and pale gray, warty bark. The small, inconspicuous greenish flowers bloom from April to May, followed by small, orange-red berries that ripen from October to November and are attractive to birds.

Bunge’s Hackberry is valued for its adaptability to urban environments, tolerance of drought, and resistance to air pollution, making it suitable for street plantings and landscape use. It thrives in full sun to part shade and prefers well-drained soils but can adapt to a wide range of soil types. This tree is also used for bonsai due to its interesting bark texture and form. While generally low-maintenance, it can be susceptible to witches’ broom disease, which causes abnormal brush-like clusters of twigs.CC BY-SA 4.0