Foxtail Palm

Hackberry

About Foxtail Palm and Hackberry

Foxtail Palm

Hackberry

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Palm or Cycad

Tree

Origin

Australia

North America, Canada

Types

Wodyetia bifurcata

Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Number of Varieties

370

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Habitat

Forest edges

bottomlands, limestone outcrops

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-152-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9-1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 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

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

760.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

460.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Orange Red

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear

Toothed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought, Salt

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

Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period

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, Sand

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, Requires little pruning

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

Pests and diseases free

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

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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

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Insects

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Leaves

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

Feature Plant, Foundation, Street Trees, Tropical

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

WODYETIA bifurcata

CELTIS occidentalis

Common Name

Foxtail Palm

Common Hackberry, Hackberry

In Hindi

Foxtail palm

HACKBERRY

In German

Fuchsschwanz -palme

Hackberry

In French

sétaire palme

micocoulier

In Spanish

la cola de zorra de palma

almez

In Greek

αλωπέκουρου παλάμη

hackberry

In Portuguese

foxtail palma

hackberry

In Polish

włośnica palmowy

hackberry

In Latin

foxtail palmarum

Hackberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Arecales

Urticales

Family

Arecaceae

Ulmaceae

Genus

Wodyetia

Celtis

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Arecoideae

Number of Species

2770

1 27800

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Properties of Foxtail Palm and Hackberry

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

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Season and Care of Foxtail Palm and Hackberry

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

Foxtail Palm and Hackberry Physical Information

Foxtail Palm and Hackberry physical information is very important for comparison. Foxtail Palm height is 760.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Hackberry height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Foxtail Palm and Hackberry are as follows:

Foxtail Palm flower color: White
Foxtail Palm leaf color: Green
Hackberry flower color: Green
Hackberry leaf color: Light Green

Care of Foxtail Palm and Hackberry

Care of Foxtail Palm and Hackberry include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Foxtail Palm pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Requires little pruning and Hackberry pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove tight V-branching crotches. In summer Foxtail Palm 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.