Common Spindle

Hackberry

About Common Spindle and Hackberry

Common Spindle

Hackberry

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Tree

Origin

Europe, Western Asia

North America, Canada

Types

Euonymus europaeus

Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Number of Varieties

1570

0 40000

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Habitat

Floodplains, Open Forest

bottomlands, limestone outcrops

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-72-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

9-1

Sunset Zone

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

Oval or Rounded

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

900.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Orange

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Red, Yellow green

Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Toothed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, 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

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

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

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Birds, Insects

Allergy

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Slow downs aging

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

EUONYMUS europaeus

CELTIS occidentalis

Common Name

European spindle

Common Hackberry, Hackberry

In Hindi

आम धुरी

HACKBERRY

In German

gemeinsamen Spindel

Hackberry

In French

axe commun

micocoulier

In Spanish

husillo Común

almez

In Greek

κοινή άξονα

hackberry

In Portuguese

eixo comum

hackberry

In Polish

wspólna wrzeciona

hackberry

In Latin

commune fusum

Hackberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheobionta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Celastrales

Urticales

Family

Celastraceae

Ulmaceae

Genus

Euonymus

Celtis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

3070

1 27800

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Properties of Common Spindle and Hackberry

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

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Season and Care of Common Spindle and Hackberry

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

Common Spindle and Hackberry Physical Information

Common Spindle and Hackberry physical information is very important for comparison. Common Spindle height is 370.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas Hackberry height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Common Spindle and Hackberry are as follows:

Common Spindle flower color: Yellow green
Common Spindle leaf color: Green
Hackberry flower color: Green
Hackberry leaf color: Light Green

Care of Common Spindle and Hackberry

Care of Common Spindle and Hackberry include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Common Spindle pruning is done Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots and Hackberry pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove tight V-branching crotches. In summer Common Spindle 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.