the common hackberry is a large deciduous tree native to North America. It is a moderately long-lived hardwood with a light-colored wood, yellowish gray to tan with yellow streaks. The common hackberry is easily distinguished from elms and some other hackberries by its cork-like bark with wart-like knobs. The leaves are distinctly asymmetrical and coarse-textured. It produces small fruits that turn orange-red to dark purple in the autumn, often staying on the trees for several months. The common hackberry is easily confused with the sugarberry and is most easily distinguished by range and habitat. The common hackberry also has wider leaves that are coarser above than the sugarberry.