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About Aconitum and Hackberry


About Hackberry and Aconitum


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Flowering Plants, Perennial  
Tree  

Origin
-  
North America, Canada  

Types
Yellow Monkshood, Carmichael's Monkshood, Kamchatka Aconite  
Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana  

Number of Varieties
250  
31
70  
99+

Habitat
low mountains  
bottomlands, limestone outcrops  

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8  
2-9  

AHS Heat Zone
-  
9-1  

Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Upright/Erect  
Spreading  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
130.00 cm  
99+
1,220.00 cm  
33

Minimum Width
80.00 cm  
99+
1,220.00 cm  
14

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Blue, Violet  
Green  

Flower Color Modifier
-  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
Purple  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Light Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green  
Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green  
Light Yellow  

Leaf Color in Winter
Green  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Upright  
Toothed  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Fall, Summer  
Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Medium  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Moist  
Clay, Loam  

The pH of Soil
-  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Average  

Bloom Time
Early Fall, Late Summer  
Spring  

Repeat Bloomer
Yes  
No  

Tolerances
-  
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Divison  
Grafting, Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering  
Needs 2-3 times watering per week  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Average Water  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Average, Moist  
Clay, Loam  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Average  

Sun Exposure
Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount, organic fertlizers  

Pests and Diseases
Citrus leaf miner, Leaf spot, Mealy bugs, Mites, Rust, Verticillium Wilt  
Black sooty mold, Fungal Diseases, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, woolly aphid  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Shade areas  

Facts

Flowers
Yes  
Insignificant  

Flower Petal Number
-  
-  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
Yes  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Bold  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
Yes  
No  

Invasive
Yes  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
Bees  
Birds, Insects  

Allergy
breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting, weakness  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
Slow downs aging  

Edible Uses
No  
Sometimes  

Environmental Uses
-  
Food for animals, Food for birds  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Gout, Heart problems, Inflammation, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Nerve pain, Wounds  
Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat  

Part of Plant Used
Whole plant  
Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood  

Other Uses
Used in herbal medicines  
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Cutflower, Mixed Border  
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Aconitum variegatum  
CELTIS occidentalis  

Common Name
Aconite, Monkshood, Wolf's bane, Leopard's bane, Mousebane, Women's bane, Devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, or Blue rocket  
Common Hackberry, Hackberry  

In Hindi
बच्छनाभ  
HACKBERRY  

In German
Eisenhut  
Hackberry  

In French
aconit  
micocoulier  

In Spanish
acónito  
almez  

In Greek
monkshood  
hackberry  

In Portuguese
Aconitum  
hackberry  

In Polish
tojad  
hackberry  

In Latin
aconitum  
Hackberry  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Ranunculales  
Urticales  

Family
Ranunculaceae  
Ulmaceae  

Genus
Aconitum  
Celtis  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  

Tribe
Delphinieae  
-  

Subfamily
-  
-  

Number of Species
250  
99+
70  
99+

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Properties of Aconitum and Hackberry

Wondering what are the properties of Aconitum and Hackberry? We provide you with everything About Aconitum and Hackberry. Aconitum doesn't have thorns and Hackberry doesn't have thorns. Also Aconitum does not have fragrant flowers. Aconitum has allergic reactions like breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting and weakness and Hackberry has allergic reactions like breathing problems, Nausea, Rapid Heartbeat, Sweating, Vomiting and weakness. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Aconitum and Hackberry and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Aconitum and Hackberry

Season and care of Aconitum and Hackberry is important to know. While considering everything about Aconitum and Hackberry Care, growing season is an essential factor. Aconitum season is Fall and Summer and Hackberry season is Fall and Summer. The type of soil for Aconitum is Moist and for Hackberry is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Aconitum is and for Hackberry is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Aconitum and Hackberry Physical Information

Aconitum and Hackberry physical information is very important for comparison. Aconitum height is 130.00 cm and width 80.00 cm whereas Hackberry height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Aconitum and Hackberry are as follows:

Care of Aconitum and Hackberry

Care of Aconitum and Hackberry include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Aconitum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Hackberry pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove tight V-branching crotches. In summer Aconitum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Hackberry needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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