Chinese Tallow

Hackberry

About Chinese Tallow and Hackberry

Chinese Tallow

Hackberry

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

Eastern Asia, China

North America, Canada

Types

Candleberry tree

Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Number of Varieties

570

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Habitat

Saline Soils, Upland, Upland soils

bottomlands, limestone outcrops

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-102-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

10-8

9-1

Sunset Zone

H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21

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

60.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

600.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow

Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Ivory

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Red, Orange

Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Toothed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Cold climate, Drought, Pollution, Salt

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season

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, Sand

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

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

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

Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing, Nitrogen

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

Pests and Diseases

Insects, Red blotch

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

Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Drought, Salt

Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

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

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Insects

Allergy

Nausea, Toxic, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Slow downs aging

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Absorbs greenhouse gases, Absorbs huge amounts of CO2, Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Erosion control, Food for insects, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Soil protection, soil stabilisation, Used to establish native woodland, Very little waste, Wildlife, Windbreak

Food for animals, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Boils

Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves, Seeds

Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as firewood, Used for its medicinal properties

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, Street Trees

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

TRIADICA sebifera

CELTIS occidentalis

Common Name

Chinese Tallow

Common Hackberry, Hackberry

In Hindi

चीनी तेल

HACKBERRY

In German

chinesisch Talg

Hackberry

In French

chinesisch Talg

micocoulier

In Spanish

suif chinois

almez

In Greek

κινέζικο ζωικό λίπος

hackberry

In Portuguese

sebo chinesa

hackberry

In Polish

chiński łój

hackberry

In Latin

Chinese adipe

Hackberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Embryophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Urticales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Ulmaceae

Genus

Triadica

Celtis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Hippomaneae

Subfamily

Euphorbioideae

Number of Species

10070

1 27800

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Properties of Chinese Tallow and Hackberry

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

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Season and Care of Chinese Tallow and Hackberry

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

Chinese Tallow and Hackberry Physical Information

Chinese Tallow and Hackberry physical information is very important for comparison. Chinese Tallow height is 60.00 cm and width 600.00 cm whereas Hackberry height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Chinese Tallow and Hackberry are as follows:

Chinese Tallow flower color: Yellow
Chinese Tallow leaf color: Green
Hackberry flower color: Green
Hackberry leaf color: Light Green

Care of Chinese Tallow and Hackberry

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