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About Japanese Maple and Hackberry

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Shrub
Tree

Origin

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea
North America, Canada

Types

Acer palmatum
Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Number of Varieties

70070
0 40000
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Habitat

gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands
bottomlands, limestone outcrops

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-72-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-2
9-1

Sunset Zone

A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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

Oval or Rounded
Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

150.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

90.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red
Green

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Brown
Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Green, Bronze
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Crimson, Orange Red
Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate
Toothed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Average

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs less watering
Needs 2-3 times watering per week

In Summer

Lots of watering
Average Water

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount, organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Sooty Mold
Black sooty mold, Fungal Diseases, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, woolly aphid

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas
Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single
-

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Fine
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Birds, Insects

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai, Borders
-

Beauty Benefits

-
Slow downs aging

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Food for animals, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Sap
Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

Used as preservative
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ACER palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'
CELTIS occidentalis

Common Name

Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple
Common Hackberry, Hackberry

In Hindi

Japanese Maple
HACKBERRY

In German

japanischer Ahorn
Hackberry

In French

érable du Japon
micocoulier

In Spanish

arce japonés
almez

In Greek

Japanese Maple
hackberry

In Portuguese

bordo japonês
hackberry

In Polish

Klon japoński
hackberry

In Latin

Acer palmatum
Hackberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales
Urticales

Family

Aceraceae
Ulmaceae

Genus

Acer
Celtis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

12870
1 27800
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Properties of Japanese Maple and Hackberry

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

Season and Care of Japanese Maple and Hackberry

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

Japanese Maple and Hackberry Physical Information

Japanese Maple and Hackberry physical information is very important for comparison. Japanese Maple height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Hackberry height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Japanese Maple and Hackberry are as follows:

  • Japanese Maple flower color: Red

  • Japanese Maple leaf color: Red, Burgundy, Dark Red and Copper

  • Hackberry flower color: Green

  • Hackberry leaf color: Light Green

Care of Japanese Maple and Hackberry

Care of Japanese Maple and Hackberry include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Japanese Maple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Hackberry pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove tight V-branching crotches. In summer Japanese Maple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Hackberry needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water.