Hackberry

Purple Millet

About Hackberry and Purple Millet

Hackberry

Purple Millet

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

Type

Tree

Grass

Origin

North America, Canada

Africa

Types

Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Pennisetum glaucum

Number of Varieties

707

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

bottomlands, limestone outcrops

Sunny Edge, Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-98-11

0 99

👆🏻

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

8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Spreading

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm90.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Green

Brown, Purple, Purplish-black

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Brown, Cream

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Yellow

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Toothed

Long Linear

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

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

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Average Water

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

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

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

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

15-0-15, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Alternaria Leaf Spot, eyespot, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Shade areas

Deer resistant, Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds, Insects

Aphids, Bees, Birds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

Beauty Benefits

Slow downs aging

Edible Uses

Sometimes

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

Branch, Flowering Tips, Whole plant

Other Uses

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, repels deer

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CELTIS occidentalis

PENNISETUM glaucum 'purple millet'

Common Name

Common Hackberry, Hackberry

Millet, Pearl Millet

In Hindi

HACKBERRY

purple millet

In German

Hackberry

purple millet

In French

micocoulier

millet pourpre

In Spanish

almez

purple millet

In Greek

hackberry

purple millet

In Portuguese

hackberry

purple millet

In Polish

hackberry

purple millet

In Latin

Hackberry

purple millet

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Urticales

Cyperales

Family

Ulmaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Celtis

Pennisetum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Paniceae

Subfamily

Panicoideae

Number of Species

701

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Hackberry and Purple Millet

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

Compare List of Trees » More

Hackberry and Oklahoma Redbud

Hackberry and Western Redbud

Hackberry and Chorisia

» More Compare List of Trees

Season and Care of Hackberry and Purple Millet

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

Hackberry and Purple Millet Physical Information

Hackberry and Purple Millet physical information is very important for comparison. Hackberry height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Purple Millet height is 90.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Hackberry and Purple Millet are as follows:

Hackberry flower color: Green
Hackberry leaf color: Light Green
Purple Millet flower color: Brown, Purple and Purplish-black
Purple Millet leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Burgundy

Care of Hackberry and Purple Millet

Care of Hackberry and Purple Millet 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 Purple Millet pruning is done Prune in winter, 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 Purple Millet needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.