About Hackberry

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

North America, Canada

Types

Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Number of Varieties

Rank: 64 (Overall)

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Habitat

bottomlands, limestone outcrops

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-9

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

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

Habit

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm

Rank: 33 (Overall)

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Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm

Rank: 14 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Toothed

Thorns

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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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18% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

In Summer

Average Water

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

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

Pests and Diseases

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

Plant Tolerance

Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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46% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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25% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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40% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

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11% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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14% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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60% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Showy Bark

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41% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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3% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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58% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Birds, Insects

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Slow downs aging

Edible Uses

Sometimes

Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for birds

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CELTIS occidentalis

Common Name

Common Hackberry, Hackberry

In Hindi

HACKBERRY

In German

Hackberry

In French

micocoulier

In Spanish

almez

In Greek

hackberry

In Portuguese

hackberry

In Polish

hackberry

In Latin

Hackberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Urticales

Family

Ulmaceae

Genus

Celtis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall)

1 27800

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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 . 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.

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.

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 List of Trees. 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.