Celtis jessoensis

Celtis jessoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Cannabaceae
Genus: Celtis
Species: C. jessoensis
Binomial name
Celtis jessoensis
Koidz.

Celtis jessoensis, known as the Japanese Hackberry or Jesso Hackberry (from a misreading of "Ezo": Hokkaidō) 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.


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