Hackberry

Giant Timber Bamboo

About Hackberry and Giant Timber Bamboo

Hackberry

Giant Timber Bamboo

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Grass

Origin

North America, Canada

China

Types

Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties

701500

0 40000

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Habitat

bottomlands, limestone outcrops

Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-98-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12 - 8

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, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Spreading

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm1,000.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm10.00 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

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Yellow

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Toothed

Acicular

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

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

Pruning

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

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

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

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

Plant Tolerance

Shade areas

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Insects

Deers, Rabbits, Rats, Squirrels

Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation, Throat itching

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Slow downs aging

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for birds

Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood

Leaves, Stem

Other Uses

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

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

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CELTIS occidentalis

BAMBUSA oldhamii

Common Name

Common Hackberry, Hackberry

Clumping Bamboo, Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's Bamboo

In Hindi

HACKBERRY

Bānsa

In German

Hackberry

Bambus

In French

micocoulier

Bambou

In Spanish

almez

Bambú

In Greek

hackberry

μπαμπού

In Portuguese

hackberry

bambu

In Polish

hackberry

Bambus

In Latin

Hackberry

Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Urticales

Poales

Family

Ulmaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Celtis

Bambusa

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Number of Species

7091

1 27800

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Properties of Hackberry and Giant Timber Bamboo

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

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Season and Care of Hackberry and Giant Timber Bamboo

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

Hackberry and Giant Timber Bamboo Physical Information

Hackberry and Giant Timber Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Hackberry height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Giant Timber Bamboo height is 1,000.00 cm and width 10.00 cm. The color specification of Hackberry and Giant Timber Bamboo are as follows:

Hackberry flower color: Green
Hackberry leaf color: Light Green
Giant Timber Bamboo flower color:
Giant Timber Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Hackberry and Giant Timber Bamboo

Care of Hackberry and Giant Timber 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 Giant Timber Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Hackberry needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Giant Timber Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.