''Celtis julianae'', the Julian hackberry, is a species of flowering plant in the family

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, native to central and southern China. It is a fast-growing deciduous tree with gray bark reaching . In the wild it is typically found growing in forested valleys and on slopes at above sea level. It has found use as a

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in a number of Chinese and French cities, and is commercially available in Europe and North America, but not in the United Kingdom.

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julianae Trees of China Endemic flora of China Flora of North-Central China Flora of South-Central China Flora of Southeast China Plants described in 1916 {{Rosales-stub