Viveiros Jardimseco

Name: Celtis australis
Brand: Large deciduous tree
SKU: 1127
Price: 7.41 EUR
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Celtis australis

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Plant Details

Plant Type: Large deciduous tree

Aspect: Full sun

Foliage: Deciduous

Flower colour: White

Growth form: A large broadleaf tree

Size - height & spread : Up to 25 m, but normally 10 -12 m

Soil type/requirements: Prefers light well-drained (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils

Water requirements (established plants): Can tolerate drought well once established

Native Distribution: Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor

The Mediterranean hackberry is a deciduous tree growing through Southern Europe and the mediterranean. The eventual size and speed of growth will depend on conditions, like any large tree species, deep well drained soils will produce larger trees than shallow soils. This said, it can survive well in less optimal conditions, particularly if it is given some deep summer watering's in the first few years.

Once established, Celtis is drought and frost-tolerant, it can grow to 20 metres in height and, being deciduous, is one of the best summer shade trees around. Native to the region it is good habitat and a food source for wildlife, the berries and foliage are edible.

In Portugal it is used as a street tree, but rarely attains it's full height and form, suffering from seasonal unskilled pruning. Like many street trees, they are 'hacked' back because they don't have the room to grow, resulting in a dense compact crown rather than the natural form - a billowing cloud-like canopy with slightly weeping foliage. There are good examples of both forms (good and bad) on the streets of Loule.

One of many examples of an ancient Celtis australis growing in Silves Castle (Scmmatos, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

Celtis australis European Range

Giovanni Caudullo, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Specialising in growing plants for dry mediterranean landscapes

We are a plant nursery in the Algarve specialising in dry mediterranean species. We propagate and grow our own stock in conditions they are likely to endure when they are planted out.

We grow plants that are adapted to the dry land conditions in Portugal and southern Spain, both mediterranean perennials and succulents.

We choose plants that require very little water and maintenance. We produce a range of dry land plants that are typical of the worlds mediterranean regions. These are available to order ready for planting in the wetter months of the year. Please order the plants you need and we’ll have them ready at the best time for planting.

To ensure your new plants adapt and establish quickly, we produce them in special anti-spiral root pruning containers and a range of fibre pots (no plastic waste) with our own tried and tested growing media.

Viveiros Jardimseco - Plantas de terra seca

Viveiros Jardimseco

Tavira, Algarve

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Plantas adaptadas à seca - produzimos plantas adaptadas às condições de Portugal e Sul de Espanha, tanto espécies mediterrânicas como suculentas.

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