Hackberry

Pitch Pine

About Hackberry and Pitch Pine

Hackberry

Pitch Pine

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

North America, Canada

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Canada

Types

Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Austrian Pine, Caribbean Pine, Eastern White Pine

Number of Varieties

701

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Habitat

bottomlands, limestone outcrops

Wet ground, Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-9-9999

0 99

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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

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Spreading

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm3,000.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm76.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Toothed

Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Dry, Sandy

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Average Water

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full 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

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

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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

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Insects

Birds

Allergy

Asthma, Rash, Skin rash

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 animals, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland, Wildlife

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood

Tree trunks

Other Uses

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item

Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences

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

Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CELTIS occidentalis

PINUS rigida

Common Name

Common Hackberry, Hackberry

Southern Pine, Black Pine, Torch Pine

In Hindi

HACKBERRY

सनोबर

In German

Hackberry

Pitch pine

In French

micocoulier

pitch pine

In Spanish

almez

pino

In Greek

hackberry

πίσσα πεύκο

In Portuguese

hackberry

resina de pinheiro

In Polish

hackberry

Pitch sosny

In Latin

Hackberry

pice pinus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Pinophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Pinopsida

Order

Urticales

Pinales

Family

Ulmaceae

Pinaceae

Genus

Celtis

Pinus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

70115

1 27800

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Properties of Hackberry and Pitch Pine

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

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Season and Care of Hackberry and Pitch Pine

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

Hackberry and Pitch Pine Physical Information

Hackberry and Pitch Pine physical information is very important for comparison. Hackberry height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Pitch Pine height is 3,000.00 cm and width 76.00 cm. The color specification of Hackberry and Pitch Pine are as follows:

Hackberry flower color: Green
Hackberry leaf color: Light Green
Pitch Pine flower color: Green
Pitch Pine leaf color: Yellow green

Care of Hackberry and Pitch Pine

Care of Hackberry and Pitch Pine 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 Pitch Pine 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 Pitch Pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.