Celtis australis

Nettle Tree

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Height
10 to 20 m
Width
8 to 10 m
Flowering Time
April, May
Light/shadow demands
sun
pH-Value
acidic, slightly alkaline, neutral, slightly acidic
Soil
all substrates
Climate Trees
Celtis australis

 

Characteristics:
Habit
Ornamental medium-sized tree, 10-20 (25) m tall, 8 - 10 m wide, branches widening irregularly, wide rotund to umbrella-shaped crown, juvenile trees slow-growing
Crown
wide vase-shaped, wide round wide vase-shaped, wide round
Branches and bark
Grey and smooth, flaking and splitting with age
Blossom
Inconspicuous, monoecious, sometimes hermaphrodite, female flowers individually, on thin stalks in leaf axils, male flowers in fascicles; April/ May
Leaves
Deciduous, leaves alternate, ovate to elliptic, serrulate; dark green and rough above; greyish green, pilose beneath
Fruits
Dark red to violet-brown drupes, hanging on 3 cm long stalks, 1 - 1.2 cm, edible, sweet taste, fruit pulp floury, September
Roots
Far-reaching in depth
Demands
Resistant to drought, tolerates air pollution, juvenile shoots slightly frost-sensitive, mature plants adequately frost hardy, likes warmth, disease-free
Soil
Tolerates most, slightly acidic to alkaline substrates, hardly any demands
Note
Suitable for street planting in urban areas
Hardiness Zone
Zone 6b  
Bee pasture/nectar
No
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Product Nr Options Price (plus 7% VAT)
bks46740221 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 12-14 €450.00
bks46740233 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 14-16 €600.00
bks46740245 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18 €750.00
bks46740257 standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20 €1,050.00
bks46740269 standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25 €1,450.00
bks46740001 specimen tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25, height 400-500, width 150-200 €1,650.00
bks46740002 specimen tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 400-500, width 150-200 €2,100.00
bks46740003 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 500-700, width 200-300 €2,500.00
bks46740282 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 30-35, height 500-700, width 200-300 €2,900.00
bks46740294 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 35-40, height 500-700, width 200-300 €3,200.00
Product Nr Options Price (plus 7% VAT)
bks46740221 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 12-14 €450.00
bks46740233 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 14-16 €600.00
bks46740245 standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18 €750.00
bks46740257 standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20 €1,050.00
bks46740269 standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25 €1,450.00
bks46740001 specimen tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25, height 400-500, width 150-200 €1,650.00
bks46740002 specimen tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 400-500, width 150-200 €2,100.00
bks46740003 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 25-30, height 500-700, width 200-300 €2,500.00
bks46740282 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 30-35, height 500-700, width 200-300 €2,900.00
bks46740294 specimen tree, 5 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 35-40, height 500-700, width 200-300 €3,200.00