Caucasian hackberry (Celtis caucasica)

Family: Ulmaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Celtis caucasica is a deciduous Tree growing to 20 m (65ft 7in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6. It is in flower in April, and the seeds ripen in October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees. Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pleasant taste. — A mealy pleasant taste.; The fruit is about 4 - 5mm in diameter, it has a thin, dry, sweet flesh with a pleasant flavour but a slight astringency.; The trees often produce large crops of fruit in Britain, but there is so little that is edible on each fruit that it is scarcely worthwhile.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry stony bluffs, rocks, ravines etc and occasionally as undergrowth in clearings. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)