Tree Echium

Hackberry

About Tree Echium and Hackberry

Tree Echium

Hackberry

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Tree

Origin

Canary Islands

North America, Canada

Types

Echium pininana

Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Number of Varieties

1070

0 40000

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Habitat

tropical environments

bottomlands, limestone outcrops

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-102-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

9-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

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

Upright/Erect

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Toothed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

In Summer

Lots of watering

Average Water

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

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

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

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

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

Flowers, Leaves

Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

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

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ECHIUM pininana

CELTIS occidentalis

Common Name

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

Common Hackberry, Hackberry

In Hindi

Tree Echium

HACKBERRY

In German

Baum Aciam

Hackberry

In French

Arbre ACIAM

micocoulier

In Spanish

árbol Aciam

almez

In Greek

δέντρο Aciam

hackberry

In Portuguese

árvore Aciam

hackberry

In Polish

drzewo Aciam

hackberry

In Latin

lignum Aciam

Hackberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Urticales

Family

Boraginaceae

Ulmaceae

Genus

Echium

Celtis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

6070

1 27800

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Properties of Tree Echium and Hackberry

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

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Season and Care of Tree Echium and Hackberry

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

Tree Echium and Hackberry Physical Information

Tree Echium and Hackberry physical information is very important for comparison. Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Hackberry height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Tree Echium and Hackberry are as follows:

Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Hackberry flower color: Green
Hackberry leaf color: Light Green

Care of Tree Echium and Hackberry

Care of Tree Echium and Hackberry include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tree Echium 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 Tree Echium 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.