Hackberry

Silver Bells

About Hackberry and Silver Bells

Hackberry

Silver Bells

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Tree

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

North America, Canada

Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia

Types

Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Mountain silverbell , Rosea

Number of Varieties

703

0 40000

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Habitat

bottomlands, limestone outcrops

Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-95-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

9-5

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

21,22

Habit

Spreading

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm25.40 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Yellow

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Toothed

Acuminate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Spring, Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

occasional watering once established

In Summer

Average Water

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

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

Prune grass to maintain level, 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

Pests and diseases free

Plant Tolerance

Shade areas

Drought and Salt

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

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

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Insects

Bees, Flying insects

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, 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

Other Uses

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item

Decoration Purposes

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

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CELTIS occidentalis

ORNITHOGALUM nutans

Common Name

Common Hackberry, Hackberry

Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells

In Hindi

HACKBERRY

Silver bells

In German

Hackberry

Silver bells

In French

micocoulier

Silver bells

In Spanish

almez

Silver bells

In Greek

hackberry

Silver bells

In Portuguese

hackberry

Silver bells

In Polish

hackberry

Silver bells

In Latin

Hackberry

Silver bells

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Urticales

Ebenales

Family

Ulmaceae

Asparagaceae

Genus

Celtis

Halesia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

704

1 27800

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Properties of Hackberry and Silver Bells

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

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Season and Care of Hackberry and Silver Bells

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

Hackberry and Silver Bells Physical Information

Hackberry and Silver Bells physical information is very important for comparison. Hackberry height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Silver Bells height is 25.40 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Hackberry and Silver Bells are as follows:

Hackberry flower color: Green
Hackberry leaf color: Light Green
Silver Bells flower color: White
Silver Bells leaf color: Green

Care of Hackberry and Silver Bells

Care of Hackberry and Silver Bells 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 Silver Bells pruning is done Prune grass to maintain level, 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 Silver Bells needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.