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About Hackberry and Common Spindle


About Common Spindle and Hackberry


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Tree  
Shrub  

Origin
North America, Canada  
Europe, Western Asia  

Types
Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana  
Euonymus europaeus  

Number of Varieties
70  
99+
15  
99+

Habitat
bottomlands, limestone outcrops  
Floodplains, Open Forest  

USDA Hardiness Zone
2-9  
4-7  

AHS Heat Zone
9-1  
7-1  

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  
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16  

Habit
Spreading  
Oval or Rounded  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm  
33
370.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
1,220.00 cm  
14
900.00 cm  
24

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Green  
Yellow green  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
-  

Fruit Color
Purple  
Orange  

Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Light Yellow  
Yellow, Red, Yellow green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Toothed  
Ovate  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Fall  
Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  

Growth Rate
Medium  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Spring  
Late Spring  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings  
Seedlings, Transplanting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Needs 2-3 times watering per week  
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season  

In Summer
Average Water  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Well drained  

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  
Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots  

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

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

Plant Tolerance
Shade areas  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
Insignificant  

Flower Petal Number
-  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
Yes  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Sometimes  
Yes  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
Birds, Insects  
Birds  

Allergy
-  
Asthma  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
Slow downs aging  
-  

Edible Uses
Sometimes  
No  

Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood  
Fruits, Seeds  

Other Uses
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item  
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees  
Hedges, Screening, Wind Break  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
CELTIS occidentalis  
EUONYMUS europaeus  

Common Name
Common Hackberry, Hackberry  
European spindle  

In Hindi
HACKBERRY  
आम धुरी  

In German
Hackberry  
gemeinsamen Spindel  

In French
micocoulier  
axe commun  

In Spanish
almez  
husillo Común  

In Greek
hackberry  
κοινή άξονα  

In Portuguese
hackberry  
eixo comum  

In Polish
hackberry  
wspólna wrzeciona  

In Latin
Hackberry  
commune fusum  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Tracheobionta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Urticales  
Celastrales  

Family
Ulmaceae  
Celastraceae  

Genus
Celtis  
Euonymus  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
-  

Number of Species
70  
99+
30  

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Properties of Hackberry and Common Spindle

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

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Season and Care of Hackberry and Common Spindle

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

Hackberry and Common Spindle Physical Information

Hackberry and Common Spindle physical information is very important for comparison. Hackberry height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Common Spindle height is 370.00 cm and width 900.00 cm. The color specification of Hackberry and Common Spindle are as follows:

Care of Hackberry and Common Spindle

Care of Hackberry and Common Spindle 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 Common Spindle pruning is done Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots. In summer Hackberry needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Common Spindle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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