CELT'S MISSISSIPPIENSIS Bose, Encycl. Agric. 7: 577. 1822.
Although extending over most of the western part of Georgia, this species of hackberry reaches its greatest development in the rich limestone " bottoms " in the region east of Lookout Moun tain. Gigantic trunks, three or four feet in diameter, are very common, and are covered with innumerable corky warts, which range from one to two or even three inches in height.