Help identifying

[DavisL.]

I want to first say thanks to all who helped me identify the willow wood.
I am now asking for help to identify this tree.
Background: Southeast Louisiana
Tree grows on edge of rivers and swamp but not in the water. Hark is smooth with raised ridges and bumps.
Has purple to black "berries" with yellow seeds.

 

[ATH]

Hackberry (or maybe sugar berry same genus)

 

[DavisL.]

Hackberry! Did not even cross my mind! Thank you so very much ATH!

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[Jason Douglas]

Fruit looks enormous for Celtis. Do they get that big???

Bark says yes but those things look to be as big as small apples

 

[Del_]

Fruit looks enormous for Celtis. Do they get that big???

Bark says yes but those things look to be as big as small apples

My guess is that it is not fruit but is some type of gall.

 

[old CB]

It's hackberry.

 

[Woody912]

Hackberry (or maybe sugar berry same genus)

based on his location, I am thinking sugarberry is more likely?

 

[DavisL.]

The BlackBerry tree grows down here regularly. I grew up with these trees and I knew the hackberry when I were a kid. Then I moved into the city and my knowledge of trees has waned. I am now back in the country and remember hackberry everywhere since I grew up on the Mississippi river. I'm guessing these seeds floated from up North.

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[DavisL.]

Fruit looks enormous for Celtis. Do they get that big???

Bark says yes but those things look to be as big as small apples

Jason, thank you for your reply.
These are small. 1/4 max. The photo does make it look as though they are big!!!! Lol funny how depth in a photo does that.

 

[Jason Douglas]

Celtis then.

 

[DavisL.]

Jason, I was looking at a distribution map for hackberry and they don't seem to be this far south.
Sugarberry does, but as I said ," these are found along the Mississippi river and the seeds may float down. They are both Celtis is that correct?
I know they make decent firewood and am going to allow my oaks to grow more and fell these instead.

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[ATH]

Hackberry and sugarberry are both Celtis. That is the genus. Just like red oak and pin oak are both Quercus...Red maple and silver maple are both Acer...