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What is

Life Span
Perennial

Type
Tree

Origin
North America, Canada

Types
Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Number of Varieties
70 64

Habitat
bottomlands, limestone outcrops

USDA Hardiness Zone
2-9

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 33

Minimum Width
1,220.00 cm 14

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
No

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
No

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
No

Edible Fruit
Yes

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
No

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
No

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Medium

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
Sometimes

Self-Sowing
Yes

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
No

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

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
70 100

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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:

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:

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 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.

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