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Hackberry tree

Celtis

Photo by joanbstanley
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Description:

The warty projections on the trunk help protect the thin, easily damaged bark by discouraging large animals from scratching themselves or deer from rubbing their antlers on the tree.

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Celtis

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Nature In Your Texas Backyard!
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Central Texas Biodiversity Survey
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Bark's Stories (Texas)
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PublishedAugust 7, 2012

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