Chinese Hackberry

Scientific Name : Celtis sinensis Pers.
Common Name : Chinese Hackberry
Chinese Name : 朴樹
Family : ULMACEAE
Local distribution status : Native species

Anecdotes on plants

Origins	Provinces of Central, South, East and Southwest China.
Ecology	Chinese Hackberry is a common native tree in Hong Kong, that is widely seen along roadsides, thin forests and hill slopes. It is also a local Fung Shui Wood species. The species is also a host plant for some butterflies. For example, Red Ring Skirt (Hestina assimilis (Linnaeus, 1758)), Short-banded Sailer (Phaedyma columella (Cramer, 1782)) and Courtesan (Euripus nyctelius Felder, 1867). Fruits of Chinese Hackberry are also the food of some bird species.
Applications	The bark can be used as the raw material of paper, artificial cotton and hemp rope. It was said that children from the countryside would collect the immature fruits of Chinese Hackberry as toy bullets, which were known as “BB bullets”, for fun in shooting games. Used as Chinese herbal medicines, its bark of trunk and root can remove wind, promote eruption and resolves distention; its leaves can clear heat, cool the bloods and detoxify; its fruits can clear heat and benefits the throat.
Old and Valuable Trees (OVTs)	There are now 3 individuals of Chinese Hackberry being registered as OVTs in Hong Kong. Their Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) reach 1 m or above, height reach 13 m or above and spread of crown reach 18 m or above. They locate in Lei Yue Mun Park, Kowloon Park and Hong Kong Central Library respectively. For details, please visit the following website – https://ovt.greening.gov.hk/listtree.aspx?m=13&q=l&qt=3&species_id=213

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Scientific names from other databases
― Flora of China : Celtis sinensis Persoon
― Plants of the World Online : Celtis sinensis Pers.

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