Butternut Tree

Hackberry

About Butternut Tree and Hackberry

Butternut Tree

Hackberry

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada

North America, Canada

Types

Juglans cinerea

Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Number of Varieties

670

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Habitat

Anthropogenic, Floodplains, Forests

bottomlands, limestone outcrops

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-92-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

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

Oval or Rounded

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Brown

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold

Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Toothed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

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, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

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

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead 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

Red blotch

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

Plant Tolerance

Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Squirrels

Birds, Insects

Allergy

Gastric, Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Slow downs aging

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Food for animals, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Dysentry, Intestinal irritations, Small pox, Stomach pain

Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Sap, Seeds

Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

Application in Furniture, Decorative veneers, flooring, paneling, Herbicide

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

Edible, Shade Trees

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

JUGLANS cinerea

CELTIS occidentalis

Common Name

Butternut

Common Hackberry, Hackberry

In Hindi

Butternut Tree

HACKBERRY

In German

Butternut Baum

Hackberry

In French

noyer cendré

micocoulier

In Spanish

árbol de nogal

almez

In Greek

Butternut Δέντρο

hackberry

In Portuguese

Árvore Butternut

hackberry

In Polish

butternut Drzewo

hackberry

In Latin

Butternut ligno

Hackberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Juglandales

Urticales

Family

Juglandaceae

Ulmaceae

Genus

Juglans

Celtis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

770

1 27800

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Properties of Butternut Tree and Hackberry

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

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Season and Care of Butternut Tree and Hackberry

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

Butternut Tree and Hackberry Physical Information

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

Butternut Tree flower color: Yellow green
Butternut Tree leaf color: Light Green
Hackberry flower color: Green
Hackberry leaf color: Light Green

Care of Butternut Tree and Hackberry

Care of Butternut Tree and Hackberry include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Butternut Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Hackberry pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove tight V-branching crotches. In summer Butternut Tree 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.