Hackberry

Lamb's Lettuce

About Hackberry and Lamb's Lettuce

Hackberry

Lamb's Lettuce

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Tree

Vegetable

Origin

North America, Canada

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Types

Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Number of Varieties

701

0 40000

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Habitat

bottomlands, limestone outcrops

Floodplains, Shores of rivers or lakes

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-9-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-1

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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

Spreading

Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm7.60 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm10.20 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green

White, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Yellow

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Toothed

Elliptic to oblong

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Average Water

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead 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

Plant Tolerance

Shade areas

Drought

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

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Insects

Butterflies, Flying insects, Insects

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Slow downs aging

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for birds

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item

Added to salads, Used As Food

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

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CELTIS occidentalis

VALERIANELLA locusta

Common Name

Common Hackberry, Hackberry

Mache, corn salad, common cornsalad, lamb's lettuce, fetticus, fieldsalat, nut lettuce, field salad,rapunzel

In Hindi

HACKBERRY

Lamb's Lettuce

In German

Hackberry

Feldsalat

In French

micocoulier

Mâche

In Spanish

almez

Miramores

In Greek

hackberry

Μαρούλι αρνιού

In Portuguese

hackberry

Alface-de-cordeiro

In Polish

hackberry

Roszpunka

In Latin

Hackberry

Lactuca agni

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Urticales

Dipsacales

Family

Ulmaceae

Valerianaceae

Genus

Celtis

Valerianella

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Valerianeae

Subfamily

Valerianoideae

Number of Species

70100

1 27800

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Properties of Hackberry and Lamb's Lettuce

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

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Season and Care of Hackberry and Lamb's Lettuce

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

Hackberry and Lamb's Lettuce Physical Information

Hackberry and Lamb's Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Hackberry height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Lamb's Lettuce height is 7.60 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Hackberry and Lamb's Lettuce are as follows:

Hackberry flower color: Green
Hackberry leaf color: Light Green
Lamb's Lettuce flower color: White and Lavender
Lamb's Lettuce leaf color: Green

Care of Hackberry and Lamb's Lettuce

Care of Hackberry and Lamb's Lettuce 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 Lamb's Lettuce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Hackberry needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Lamb's Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.