Hackberry or Sugarberry Tree

Hackberry are easy trees to identify because of their corky warty bark. Sugarberry is easily confused with Common Hackberry, (C. occidentalis) where the range overlaps. Sugarberry has narrower leaves which are smoother above. The species can also be distinguished by habitat: where the ranges overlap, Common Hackberry occurs primarily in upland areas, whereas Sugarberry occurs mainly in bottomland areas.