Celtis occidentalis 'Magnifica'
Magnifica Hackberry

 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Unknown
 Foliage Notes:
Green
 Fruit Notes:
Unknown
 Ultimate Height:
50 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
40 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Is adapted to many soils
 Range:
Cultivated Origin
  Special Characteristics:
  • Naturalizing 114
  • Notable Texture 282

    • Additional Information

    'Magnifica' is a cultivar with a yellow fall color, fast growth rate, and more disease resistance than its parents. As this tree matures it gets sandpaper-yellow speckled leaves and rough bubbled gray bark.

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