Celtis africana (Celtis africana)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio High Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous Yes Fire Resistant No Flower Color Green Flower Conspicuous No Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Dense Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Coarse Fruit/Seed Color Purple Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Single Stem Growth Rate Rapid Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) 26 Height, Mature (feet) 60.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Moderate Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability Yes Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance Medium CaCO3 Tolerance Medium Cold Stratification Required Yes Drought Tolerance High Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance Low Frost Free Days, Minimum 120 Hedge Tolerance Medium Moisture Use Low pH, Minimum 6.0 pH, Maximum 7.8 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 170 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 300 Precipitation, Minimum 14 Precipitation, Maximum 60 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 36 Salinity Tolerance Low Shade Tolerance Tolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) -47 Reproduction Bloom Period Mid Spring Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance High Fruit/Seed Period Begin Summer Fruit/Seed Period End Fall Fruit/Seed Persistence Yes Propagated by Bare Root Yes Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container Yes Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings Yes Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 43000 Seed Spread Rate Moderate Seedling Vigor Medium Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate None Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product High Lumber Product Yes Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product Yes Palatable Browse Animal Medium Palatable Graze Animal Low Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Low Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No