Red Chokeberry

Hackberry

About Red Chokeberry and Hackberry

Red Chokeberry

Hackberry

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Tree

Origin

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas

North America, Canada

Types

Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Number of Varieties

370

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Habitat

Boggy areas, Fens, Fields, meadows, Swamps, Woodlands

bottomlands, limestone outcrops

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-92-9

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AHS Heat Zone

8-4

9-1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7

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

Thicket/Colonizing

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

180.00 cm1,220.00 cm

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Minimum Width

12.70 cm1,220.00 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red

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

Oblovate

Toothed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

In Summer

Lots of watering

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, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune after flowering, Prune in early spring, 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, Compost, Fertilize every year, Mulch, Nitrogen

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

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Apple Maggot, Fall Webworm, Red blotch, Scale

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

Plant Tolerance

Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

Showy

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

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Birds, Insects

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Slow downs aging

Edible Uses

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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

Fruits

Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ARONIA arbutifolia

CELTIS occidentalis

Common Name

Red Chokeberry

Common Hackberry, Hackberry

In Hindi

लाल Chokeberry

HACKBERRY

In German

Rote Apfelbeere

Hackberry

In French

Red Chokeberry

micocoulier

In Spanish

rojo Chokeberry

almez

In Greek

κόκκινο Chokeberry

hackberry

In Portuguese

Red Chokeberry

hackberry

In Polish

Red aronii

hackberry

In Latin

arbutifolia

Hackberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Urticales

Family

Rosaceae

Ulmaceae

Genus

Aronia

Celtis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

2570

1 27800

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Properties of Red Chokeberry and Hackberry

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

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Season and Care of Red Chokeberry and Hackberry

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

Red Chokeberry and Hackberry Physical Information

Red Chokeberry and Hackberry physical information is very important for comparison. Red Chokeberry height is 180.00 cm and width 12.70 cm whereas Hackberry height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Red Chokeberry and Hackberry are as follows:

Red Chokeberry flower color:
Red Chokeberry leaf color:
Hackberry flower color: Green
Hackberry leaf color: Light Green

Care of Red Chokeberry and Hackberry

Care of Red Chokeberry and Hackberry include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Chokeberry pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune in early spring, 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 Red Chokeberry 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.