Elderberry

Hackberry

About Elderberry and Hackberry

Elderberry

Hackberry

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs

Tree

Origin

Australia, South America

North America, Canada

Types

Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry

Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Number of Varieties

070

0 40000

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Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

bottomlands, limestone outcrops

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-82-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

9-1

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

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

Upright/Erect

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

9.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

8.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Red

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green

Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound

Toothed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Early Spring

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

In Summer

Lots of watering

Average Water

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally, Remove deadheads

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

Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

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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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Birds, Insects

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

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

constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu

Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

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

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra

CELTIS occidentalis

Common Name

Elderberry

Common Hackberry, Hackberry

In Hindi

Elderberry

HACKBERRY

In German

Holunderbeere

Hackberry

In French

Sureau

micocoulier

In Spanish

Saúco

almez

In Greek

Elderberry

hackberry

In Portuguese

Sabugueiro

hackberry

In Polish

Bez czarny

hackberry

In Latin

Elderberry

Hackberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Dipsacales

Urticales

Family

Adoxaceae

Ulmaceae

Genus

Sambucus

Celtis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

3070

1 27800

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Properties of Elderberry and Hackberry

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

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Season and Care of Elderberry and Hackberry

Season and care of Elderberry and Hackberry is important to know. While considering everything about Elderberry and Hackberry Care, growing season is an essential factor. Elderberry season is Early Spring and Hackberry season is Early Spring. The type of soil for Elderberry is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained and for Hackberry is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Elderberry is Slightly Acidic and for Hackberry is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Elderberry and Hackberry Physical Information

Elderberry and Hackberry physical information is very important for comparison. Elderberry height is 9.00 cm and width 8.00 cm whereas Hackberry height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Elderberry and Hackberry are as follows:

Elderberry flower color: White
Elderberry leaf color: Green
Hackberry flower color: Green
Hackberry leaf color: Light Green

Care of Elderberry and Hackberry

Care of Elderberry and Hackberry include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Elderberry pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally and Remove deadheads and Hackberry pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove tight V-branching crotches. In summer Elderberry 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.