Hackberry

Black Bamboo

About Hackberry and Black Bamboo

Hackberry

Black Bamboo

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

Type

Tree

Grass

Origin

North America, Canada

China

Types

Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Timor Black Bamboo, Javanese Black Bamboo, Black Asper Bamboo

Number of Varieties

70150

0 40000

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Habitat

bottomlands, limestone outcrops

Not marine, Terrícola

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-96-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12 - 4

Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Spreading

Thicket/Colonizing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm610.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm460.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Lime Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Yellow

Lime Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Toothed

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

Average Water Needs, Water Deeply, Water occasionally

In Summer

Average Water

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount, organic fertlizers

Nitrogen, Phosphorous

Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Shade areas

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Insects

Mites

Allergy

Dermatitis, Rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Slow downs aging

Edible Uses

Sometimes

Insignificant

Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for birds

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Antiemetic, Antitussive, Astringent, Depurative, Diuretic, Expectorant, Febrifuge, Sedative, Styptic

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood

Stem

Other Uses

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item

Basketary, Showy Purposes, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture

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

Container, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CELTIS occidentalis

PHYLLOSTACHYS nigra

Common Name

Common Hackberry, Hackberry

Black Bamboo, Running Bamboo

In Hindi

HACKBERRY

काला बांस

In German

Hackberry

schwarzer Bambus

In French

micocoulier

bambou noir

In Spanish

almez

negro de bambú

In Greek

hackberry

μαύρο μπαμπού

In Portuguese

hackberry

Black Bamboo

In Polish

hackberry

Czarny Bambus

In Latin

Hackberry

niger Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Urticales

Cyperales

Family

Ulmaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Celtis

Phyllostachys Siebold & Zucc

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Bambusoideae

Number of Species

7049

1 27800

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Properties of Hackberry and Black Bamboo

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

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Season and Care of Hackberry and Black Bamboo

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

Hackberry and Black Bamboo Physical Information

Hackberry and Black Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Hackberry height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Black Bamboo height is 610.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Hackberry and Black Bamboo are as follows:

Hackberry flower color: Green
Hackberry leaf color: Light Green
Black Bamboo flower color:
Black Bamboo leaf color: Lime Green

Care of Hackberry and Black Bamboo

Care of Hackberry and Black Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Hackberry pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove tight V-branching crotches and Black Bamboo pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Hackberry needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Black Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.