About Celtis sinensis var. nervosa (Hemsl.) F.Y.Lu, C.H.Ou, Y.C.Chen, Y.S.Chi, K.C.Lu & Y.H.Tseng
Celtis sinensis var. nervosa (Hemsl.) F.Y.Lu, C.H.Ou, Y.C.Chen, Y.S.Chi, K.C.Lu & Y.H.Tseng is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 20 meters tall, and has gray bark. It produces globose drupes 5โ7(โ8) mm in diameter. In the Northern hemisphere, it flowers from March to April, and bears fruit from September to October. This variety is native to slopes at 100โ1,500 m (330โ4,920 ft) altitude across Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Henan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Zhejiang, and Sichuan, as well as Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. In Korean medicine, its leaves and bark are used to treat menstruation issues and lung abscess. It is a naturalized non-invasive species in North America. It is classed as a declared noxious weed in many areas of eastern Australia. In eastern Australia's sub-tropical and warm temperate regions, its seeds are dispersed by birds, fruit bats, and water, and it grows in riparian zones, roadsides, urban bushland, open woodlands, rainforest margins, waste areas, disturbed sites, parks, and gardens. It is grown as an ornamental plant, and used in classical East Asian garden design.
