Black Wattle

Hackberry

About Black Wattle and Hackberry

Black Wattle

Hackberry

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

Southern Africa, South Africa

North America, Canada

Types

Acacia aulacocarpa, Papuan wattle, Red wattle

Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Number of Varieties

1670

0 40000

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Habitat

Valley, wooded grassland

bottomlands, limestone outcrops

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-122-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-8

9-1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 12, 13, 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

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

910.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

910.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Lemon yellow

Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan, Chocolate

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Toothed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Keep the Soil well drained, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Water Deeply

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

In Summer

Lots of watering

Average Water

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

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

Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

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

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Black sooty mold, Fungal Diseases, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, woolly aphid

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Birds, Insects

Allergy

Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair

Slow downs aging

Edible Uses

Insignificant

Sometimes

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Wildlife, Windbreak

Food for animals, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Abdominal Disease, Anthelmintic, Back pain, Chest pain, Colic, Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Dysentry, Emetic, Febrifuge, Liver problems, Sore Eyes, Stomachic, Tonic, tonic in pregnancy, Tooth ache, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms, Treating fever, tuberculosis, Upset stomach, Wounds

Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Seeds, Stem, Tree trunks

Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

Gum, Used as fuel, Wood is used for making furniture

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PELTOPHORUM africanum

CELTIS occidentalis

Common Name

Black Wattle, Weeping Wattle

Common Hackberry, Hackberry

In Hindi

Black Wattle Tree

HACKBERRY

In German

Schwarz Akazie Baum

Hackberry

In French

Noir Arbre Wattle

micocoulier

In Spanish

Negro del árbol del zarzo

almez

In Greek

Μαύρο Wattle Δέντρο

hackberry

In Portuguese

Árvore da acácia negra

hackberry

In Polish

Czarne Drzewo akacji

hackberry

In Latin

Niger Wattle ligno

Hackberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Rosopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Urticales

Family

Fabaceae

Ulmaceae

Genus

Peltophorum

Celtis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Caesalpinieae

Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Number of Species

1570

1 27800

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Properties of Black Wattle and Hackberry

Wondering what are the properties of Black Wattle and Hackberry? We provide you with everything About Black Wattle and Hackberry. Black Wattle doesn't have thorns and Hackberry doesn't have thorns. Also Black Wattle does not have fragrant flowers. Black Wattle has allergic reactions like Pollen and Hackberry has allergic reactions like Pollen. 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 Black Wattle and Hackberry and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Black Wattle and Hackberry

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

Black Wattle and Hackberry Physical Information

Black Wattle and Hackberry physical information is very important for comparison. Black Wattle height is 910.00 cm and width 910.00 cm whereas Hackberry height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Black Wattle and Hackberry are as follows:

Black Wattle flower color: Light Yellow and Lemon yellow
Black Wattle leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Hackberry flower color: Green
Hackberry leaf color: Light Green

Care of Black Wattle and Hackberry

Care of Black Wattle and Hackberry include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Black Wattle pruning is done Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Hackberry pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove tight V-branching crotches. In summer Black Wattle 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.