Chokecherry

Hackberry

About Chokecherry and Hackberry

Chokecherry

Hackberry

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

North America

North America, Canada

Types

Prunus virginiana

Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Number of Varieties

3070

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Moist Soils, open Woodlands, Pine barrens, Swamps

bottomlands, limestone outcrops

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-82-9

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

8-1

9-1

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10, 16

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

Thicket/Colonizing

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

460.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

550.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Toothed

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, 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, Sand

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove branches that rub together, Remove dead branches

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

Showy

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

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Birds, Insects

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Slow downs aging

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Bronchitis, Cough, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fever, Stomach Ulcers

Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits

Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

Used As Food

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PRUNUS virginiana

CELTIS occidentalis

Common Name

Wild black cherry, Cherry bark

Common Hackberry, Hackberry

In Hindi

Chokecherry

HACKBERRY

In German

Chokecherry

Hackberry

In French

Chokecherry

micocoulier

In Spanish

Chokecherry

almez

In Greek

Chokecherry

hackberry

In Portuguese

Chokecherry

hackberry

In Polish

Chokecherry

hackberry

In Latin

chokecherry

Hackberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Urticales

Family

Rosaceae

Ulmaceae

Genus

Prunus

Celtis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Amygdaleae

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Number of Species

2570

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Chokecherry and Hackberry

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

Compare List of Trees » More

Chokecherry and Bradford Pear

Chokecherry and Asian Pear

Chokecherry and Sawtooth Oak

» More Compare List of Trees

Season and Care of Chokecherry and Hackberry

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

Chokecherry and Hackberry Physical Information

Chokecherry and Hackberry physical information is very important for comparison. Chokecherry height is 460.00 cm and width 550.00 cm whereas Hackberry height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Chokecherry and Hackberry are as follows:

Chokecherry flower color:
Chokecherry leaf color:
Hackberry flower color: Green
Hackberry leaf color: Light Green

Care of Chokecherry and Hackberry

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