Editing Celtis (section)

==Description==
''Celtis'' species are generally medium-sized trees, reaching {{Convert|10-25|m|abbr=off}} tall, rarely up to {{cvt|40|m|ft}} tall. The leaves are alternate, simple, {{Convert|3-15|cm|abbr=off|frac=4}} long, [[Glossary of leaf morphology#ovate|ovate]]-[[acuminate]], and evenly serrated margins. Diagnostically, ''Celtis'' can be very similar to trees in the [[Rosaceae]] and other rose motif families.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

Small flowers of this [[monoecious]] plant appear in early spring while the leaves are still developing. Male flowers are longer and hairy. Female flowers are greenish and more rounded.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

The fruit is a small [[drupe]] {{Convert|6-10|mm|frac=8}} in diameter, edible in many species, with a dryish but sweet, sugary consistency, reminiscent of a [[date palm|date]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}