Tetrandra Hackberry (Celtis tetrandra)

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

Celtis tetrandra is a deciduous Tree growing to 20 m (65ft 7in). 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. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade.

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 up to 8mm in diameter, containing a single large seed about 5mm in diameter.; We have no further information, but the fruit is liable to consist of a thin, sweet, though dry and mealy flesh around a large seed.

Habitat & North American Range

Along the edges of terraced fields to elevations of 2500 metres in Nepal. Mesophytic mixed forests, valleys and slopes at elevations of 700 - 1500 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)