Blue Oak

Hackberry

About Blue Oak and Hackberry

Blue Oak

Hackberry

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

United States, California

North America, Canada

Types

Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Number of Varieties

870

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Woodland Garden Canopy

bottomlands, limestone outcrops

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-92-9

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Sunset Zone

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 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

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,520.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

1,370.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Yellow green

Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Orange, Pink

Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Irregular

Toothed

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

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

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds

Birds, Insects

Allergy

Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders

Beauty Benefits

Slow downs aging

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes, Wildlife, Windbreak

Food for animals, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Haemorrhages, Poultice, Sore Eyes, Sore throat

Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Wood

Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

Adhesive, Basketary, Buttons, Repellent, Tannin, Used as fuel, Used for woodware

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

QUERCUS douglasii

CELTIS occidentalis

Common Name

Blue Oak

Common Hackberry, Hackberry

In Hindi

Blue Oak Tree

HACKBERRY

In German

Blaue Eiche

Hackberry

In French

Bleu Oak Tree

micocoulier

In Spanish

Azul del árbol de roble

almez

In Greek

Μπλε Oak Tree

hackberry

In Portuguese

Carvalho azul

hackberry

In Polish

Niebieski Oak Tree

hackberry

In Latin

Blue quercum ligno

Hackberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fagales

Urticales

Family

Fagaceae

Ulmaceae

Genus

Quercus

Celtis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

2070

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Blue Oak and Hackberry

Wondering what are the properties of Blue Oak and Hackberry? We provide you with everything About Blue Oak and Hackberry. Blue Oak doesn't have thorns and Hackberry doesn't have thorns. Also Blue Oak does not have fragrant flowers. Blue Oak 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 Blue Oak and Hackberry and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare List of Trees » More

Blue Oak and Water Oak

Blue Oak and Blackjack Oak

Blue Oak and Valley Oak

» More Compare List of Trees

Season and Care of Blue Oak and Hackberry

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

Blue Oak and Hackberry Physical Information

Blue Oak and Hackberry physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Oak height is 1,520.00 cm and width 1,370.00 cm whereas Hackberry height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Oak and Hackberry are as follows:

Blue Oak flower color: Red and Yellow green
Blue Oak leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Hackberry flower color: Green
Hackberry leaf color: Light Green

Care of Blue Oak and Hackberry

Care of Blue Oak and Hackberry include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Blue Oak pruning is done 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 Blue Oak 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.