About Hackberry

Hackberry

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

1.3 Origin

North America, Canada

1.4 Types

Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Rank: 50 (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

bottomlands, limestone outcrops

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

1.8 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

1.9 Habit

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm

Rank: 33 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm

Rank: 14 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Purple

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Yellow

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Toothed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

4.4.2 In Summer

Average Water

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

4.8 Fertilizers

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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Shade areas

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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11% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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41% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Slow downs aging

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Sometimes

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CELTIS occidentalis

7.2 Common Name

Common Hackberry, Hackberry

7.2.1 In Hindi

HACKBERRY

7.2.2 In German

Hackberry

7.2.3 In French

micocoulier

7.2.4 In Spanish

almez

7.2.5 In Greek

hackberry

7.2.6 In Portuguese

hackberry

7.2.7 In Polish

hackberry

7.2.8 In Latin

Hackberry

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Urticales

8.5 Family

Ulmaceae

8.6 Genus

Celtis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Hackberry

Want to know the properties of Hackberry? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Hackberry is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Not Available. Hackberry Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders and Sore throat
Part of plant used: Fruits, Pulp, Seeds and Wood

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Hackberry Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Hackberry. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Hackberry physical information is as follows: 1,220.00 cm tall and 1,220.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Toothed. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Green
Leaf color: Light Green

Care of Hackberry

Taking Hackberry Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Hackberry include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove tight V-branching crotches. The watering done in summer is Average Water and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Hackberry

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Hackberry is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Hackberry is a very important plant from . There are 70 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana. This plant's habitat is bottomlands and limestone outcrops and it comes in the hardiness zone 2-9. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.