Japanese Hackberry

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iJapanese Hackberry
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Cannabaceae
Genus: Celtis
Species: C. jessoensis
Binomial name
Celtis jessoensis
Koidz.

Japanese Hackberry (Celtis jessoensis), also known as Jesso Hackberry (from a misreading of "Ezo": Hokkaido) is a species of hackberry native to Japan and Korea. It is a deciduous tree growing to 20-25 m tall. The leaves are 5-9 cm long and 3-4 cm broad, with a sharply serrated margin, glaucous beneath and downy on the leaf veins.