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About Hackberry and Lettuce


About Lettuce and Hackberry


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Annual  

Type
Tree  
Vegetable  

Origin
North America, Canada  
Egypt  

Types
Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana  
Lactuca sativa  

Number of Varieties
70  
99+
10  

Habitat
bottomlands, limestone outcrops  
Cold Regions  

USDA Hardiness Zone
2-9  
-9999  

AHS Heat Zone
9-1  
-  

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  
1, 2, 3, 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 cm  
33
510.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
1,220.00 cm  
14
7.60 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Green  
-  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
-  

Fruit Color
Purple  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Fall
Light Yellow  
-  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Toothed  
Spoon Shaped  

Thorns
No  
-  

Season

Plant Season
Fall  
-  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Medium  
-  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam  
-  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
-  

Soil Drainage
Average  
-  

Bloom Time
Spring  
-  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
-  

Tolerances
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Container, Ground  

How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Needs 2-3 times watering per week  
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture  

In Summer
Average Water  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
-  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam  
-  

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  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

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

Pests and Diseases
Black sooty mold, Fungal Diseases, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, woolly aphid  
Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies  

Plant Tolerance
Shade areas  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
-  
-  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
-  

Edible Fruit
Yes  
-  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
-  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
-  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
-  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
-  

Showy Foliage
No  
-  

Showy Bark
No  
-  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Bold  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
-  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Sometimes  
-  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
-  

Attracts
Birds, Insects  
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies  

Allergy
-  
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
-  

Beauty Benefits
Slow downs aging  
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems  

Edible Uses
Sometimes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat  
Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein  

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

Other Uses
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item  
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees  
Edible, Vegetable  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
CELTIS occidentalis  
Lactuca sativa  

Common Name
Common Hackberry, Hackberry  
Lettuce  

In Hindi
HACKBERRY  
सलाद  

In German
Hackberry  
Salat  

In French
micocoulier  
Salade  

In Spanish
almez  
Lechuga  

In Greek
hackberry  
Μαρούλι  

In Portuguese
hackberry  
Alface  

In Polish
hackberry  
Sałata  

In Latin
Hackberry  
lactuca  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Urticales  
Asterales  

Family
Ulmaceae  
Asteraceae  

Genus
Celtis  
Lactuca  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
Cichorieae  

Subfamily
-  
-  

Number of Species
70  
99+
100  

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Properties of Hackberry and Lettuce

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

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Season and Care of Hackberry and Lettuce

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

Hackberry and Lettuce Physical Information

Hackberry and Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Hackberry height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Lettuce height is 510.00 cm and width 7.60 cm. The color specification of Hackberry and Lettuce are as follows:

Care of Hackberry and Lettuce

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

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