Now that most of the trees have dropped their leaves, the scenery appears brown and boring UNLESS you know what to look for. I’m talking about tree bark. Learning to identify trees by their bark can be a fun winter challenge. For starters, I’d like to share one of my favorites: the hackberry, Celtis occidentalis. Hackberry may not be in the top ten trees you think of, but maybe it should be.
The Humble Hackberry - Teatown
Plant Science & Conservation
Hackberry, Johnson's Nursery
Celtis occidentalis - Trees and Shrubs Online
Plant Science & Conservation
Savor the subtle beauty of trees' barks
Outside: Want to learn how to identify trees, check out their bark
Common Hackberry : Tree Montgomery
Common HACKBERRY - ct #25 1 1/2'' - TC Nursery
The Subtle Beauty of Tree Bark News from the Minnesota Landscape
This Bark is Rough: Hackberry
Hackberry? : r/treeidentification
tree – My Chicago Botanic Garden
kids – Page 3 – My Chicago Botanic Garden
What to Know About Hackberries — Nashville Tree Conservation Corps