Copper Beech

Hackberry

About Copper Beech and Hackberry

Copper Beech

Hackberry

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

Europe

North America, Canada

Types

Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Number of Varieties

1570

0 40000

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Habitat

Temperate Regions

bottomlands, limestone outcrops

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-72-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-4

9-1

Sunset Zone

A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

1,830.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,070.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Lime Green, Sea Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gold, Copper, Bronze

Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic and Ovate

Toothed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Transplanting

Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

Beech tarcrust

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

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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

Mildly Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Bark, Tree trunks

Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

Making chairs to parquetry (flooring) and staircases

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

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Fagus sylvatica

CELTIS occidentalis

Common Name

Copper Beech, European Beech, Purple Beech

Common Hackberry, Hackberry

In Hindi

Copper Beech

HACKBERRY

In German

Copper Beech

Hackberry

In French

Hêtre pourpre

micocoulier

In Spanish

Copper Beech

almez

In Greek

Copper Beech

hackberry

In Portuguese

Copper Beech

hackberry

In Polish

Czerwony buk

hackberry

In Latin

Copper Beech

Hackberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fagales

Urticales

Family

Fagaceae

Ulmaceae

Genus

Fagus

Celtis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1370

1 27800

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Properties of Copper Beech and Hackberry

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

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Season and Care of Copper Beech and Hackberry

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

Copper Beech and Hackberry Physical Information

Copper Beech and Hackberry physical information is very important for comparison. Copper Beech height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,070.00 cm whereas Hackberry height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Copper Beech and Hackberry are as follows:

Copper Beech flower color: Yellow green
Copper Beech leaf color: Lime Green and Sea Green
Hackberry flower color: Green
Hackberry leaf color: Light Green

Care of Copper Beech and Hackberry

Care of Copper Beech and Hackberry include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Copper Beech 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 Copper Beech 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.