Desert Hackberry

You are purchasing 1 packet of 5 seeds.

Desert Hackberry fruit provides food for humans, mammals and birds, and the flowers attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. Desert Hackberry and Canyon Hackberry alike provide shelter for birds and small mammals, who support plant health by fertilizing the soil beneath the tree's canopy.

The berries have a sweet tart flavor to them and can be used to make jams, pastries, candy, teas, and most culinary uses.

The berries have been used to treat abnormal menstrual flow, colic, peptic ulcers, diarrhea and dysentery as well as being used as a pain killer. A decoction made from the bark was used by certain Native American tribes to treat sore throats and venereal diseases.