Crenshaw Melon

Hackberry

About Crenshaw Melon and Hackberry

Crenshaw Melon

Hackberry

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Tree

Origin

Africa

North America, Canada

Types

Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Number of Varieties

170

0 40000

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Habitat

along watercourse, Banks, Barren waste areas

bottomlands, limestone outcrops

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99992-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-4

9-1

Sunset Zone

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

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

Prostrate/Trailing

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm1,220.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

120.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow

Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Yellow green

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Toothed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Indeterminate

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Water in the early morning hours

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

In Summer

Lots of watering

Average Water

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

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

Aphids, Cucumber beetles, Fusarium wilt

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

Showy

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

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Ants

Birds, Insects

Allergy

Dizziness, Mouth itching, Nausea

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Hair Conditioner, Stops hair loss

Slow downs aging

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antitussive, Digestive, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Stomachic

Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

For making oil for cosmetics

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

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCUMIS melo 'Burpees Early Hybrid'

CELTIS occidentalis

Common Name

Crenshaw Melon

Common Hackberry, Hackberry

In Hindi

खरबूजा

HACKBERRY

In German

Zuckermelone

Hackberry

In French

Melon

micocoulier

In Spanish

Crenshaw Melon

almez

In Greek

Crenshaw Melon

hackberry

In Portuguese

Crenshaw Melon

hackberry

In Polish

Crenshaw Melon

hackberry

In Latin

Crenshaw Melon

Hackberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Urticales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Ulmaceae

Genus

Cucumis

Celtis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

170

1 27800

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Properties of Crenshaw Melon and Hackberry

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

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Season and Care of Crenshaw Melon and Hackberry

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

Crenshaw Melon and Hackberry Physical Information

Crenshaw Melon and Hackberry physical information is very important for comparison. Crenshaw Melon height is 30.50 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Hackberry height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Crenshaw Melon and Hackberry are as follows:

Crenshaw Melon flower color: Yellow
Crenshaw Melon leaf color: Green
Hackberry flower color: Green
Hackberry leaf color: Light Green

Care of Crenshaw Melon and Hackberry

Care of Crenshaw Melon and Hackberry include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Crenshaw Melon 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 Crenshaw Melon 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.