Hackberry, Netleaf - Celtis laevigata var. retioculata

Ethnobotanical Uses

(Sienet Arizona-New Mexico)

Food:

"Acoma Fruit Berries extensively used as food. Apache, Chiricahua & Mescalero Bread & Cake Fruit ground, caked, and dried for winter use. Fruit Fruit eaten fresh. Preserves Fruit used to make jelly. Navajo Fruit Berries ground and eaten." (Moerman 147)

Medicine:

"Navajo, Kayenta Gastrointestinal Aid Plant used for indigestion." (Moerman 147)

Other Uses:

"Papago Clothing Bark used to make sandals. ---Navajo Red-Brown Leaves and branches boiled into a dark brown or red dye for wool. --- Tewa Tools Wood used to make handles for axes and hoes." (Moerman 147)