Hackberry

Snakewood Tree

About Hackberry and Snakewood Tree

Hackberry

Snakewood Tree

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

North America, Canada

Caribbean, South America

Types

Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Number of Varieties

7010

0 40000

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Habitat

bottomlands, limestone outcrops

Primary Rainforest, Riverbanks, subtropical regions, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-910-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-9

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

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Spreading

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm850.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm40.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green

Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Yellow

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Toothed

Circular and deeply palmately-lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

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

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 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

Plant Tolerance

Shade areas

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

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

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Insects

Birds, Fruit Bats

Allergy

Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory

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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Antidiabetic, Asthma

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood

Bark, Fruits, Latex, Leaves

Other Uses

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item

Used in making tea, Used in pies, cakes

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, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CELTIS occidentalis

CECROPIA palmata

Common Name

Common Hackberry, Hackberry

Snakewood Tree

In Hindi

HACKBERRY

Snakewood Tree

In German

Hackberry

Schlangenholz -Baum

In French

micocoulier

Amourette Arbre

In Spanish

almez

Árbol de madera de serpiente

In Greek

hackberry

Snakewood Tree

In Portuguese

hackberry

Snakewood Tree

In Polish

hackberry

Snakewood Tree

In Latin

Hackberry

Snakewood Tree

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Eudicotyledoneae

Order

Urticales

Rosales

Family

Ulmaceae

Urticaceae

Genus

Celtis

Cecropia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

7061

1 27800

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Properties of Hackberry and Snakewood Tree

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

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Season and Care of Hackberry and Snakewood Tree

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

Hackberry and Snakewood Tree Physical Information

Hackberry and Snakewood Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Hackberry height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Snakewood Tree height is 850.00 cm and width 40.00 cm. The color specification of Hackberry and Snakewood Tree are as follows:

Hackberry flower color: Green
Hackberry leaf color: Light Green
Snakewood Tree flower color: Light Yellow, Light Green and Ivory
Snakewood Tree leaf color: Green

Care of Hackberry and Snakewood Tree

Care of Hackberry and Snakewood Tree 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 Snakewood Tree 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 Snakewood Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.