Hackberry
Hackberry, an elmlike tree of temperate and tropical regions, often planted for shade and ornament. United States varieties of hackberry are usually 20 to 70 feet (6 to 21 m) tall, but may exceed 100 feet (30 m). The tree has a large, rounded crown and warty, ridged bark. The leaves, usually tooth-edged, taper at the tips. Purple berries, sometimes called “sugarberries,” remain on the tree all winter, attracting birds. The yellowish or light-gray wood is tough and rather heavy, and is used in the manufacture of furniture, boxes, and baskets.
The common hackberry, also called nettle tree, is Celtis occidentalis. Hackberries belong to the elm family, Ulmaceae.