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About Common Spindle and Hackberry


About Hackberry and Common Spindle


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Shrub  
Tree  

Origin
Europe, Western Asia  
North America, Canada  

Types
Euonymus europaeus  
Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana  

Number of Varieties
15  
99+
70  
99+

Habitat
Floodplains, Open Forest  
bottomlands, limestone outcrops  

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-7  
2-9  

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 cm  
99+
1,220.00 cm  
33

Minimum Width
900.00 cm  
24
1,220.00 cm  
14

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
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Fall  
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  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Average  

Bloom Time
Late Spring  
Spring  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting  
Grafting, Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
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  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
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  
Insignificant  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
-  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
Yes  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Yes  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
Birds  
Birds, Insects  

Allergy
Asthma  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
Slow downs aging  

Edible Uses
No  
Sometimes  

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
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

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  
Plantae  

Phylum
Tracheobionta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Celastrales  
Urticales  

Family
Celastraceae  
Ulmaceae  

Genus
Euonymus  
Celtis  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
-  

Number of Species
30  
70  
99+

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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:

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.

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