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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Trees
Tree

Origin

Asia, Europe, North America
North America, Canada

Types

Black Ash, Blue Ash, California Ash, Carolina Ash, European Ash
Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Number of Varieties

5070
0 40000
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Habitat

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
bottomlands, limestone outcrops

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-92-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
9-1

Sunset Zone

9, 12, 13, 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

75.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

45.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Green

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green
Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblovate
Toothed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

All year
Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Spring
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought, Pollution, Soil Compaction
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Medium, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head 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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Prune in winter, Prune prior to new growth
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

Bark splits, Crown gall, Epicormic Sprouting, Woodpecker feeding
Black sooty mold, Fungal Diseases, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, woolly aphid

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

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

Medium
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Sometimes
Sometimes

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Birds, Insects

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

-
Slow downs aging

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Food for animals, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fever, Liver problems
Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem
Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Shady Tree, Showy Tree
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Fraxinus
CELTIS occidentalis

Common Name

Ash Tree
Common Hackberry, Hackberry

In Hindi

राख पेड़
HACKBERRY

In German

Esche
Hackberry

In French

Frêne
micocoulier

In Spanish

Fresno
almez

In Greek

δέντρο Ash
hackberry

In Portuguese

Freixo
hackberry

In Polish

Jesion
hackberry

In Latin

Fraxinum
Hackberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Anthophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales
Urticales

Family

Oleaceae
Ulmaceae

Genus

Fraxinus
Celtis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Oleeae
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Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

6570
1 27800
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Difference Between Ash Tree and Hackberry

If you are confused whether Ash Tree or Hackberry are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Ash Tree and Hackberry Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Ash Tree are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Hackberry fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount and organic fertlizers. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Ash Tree and Hackberry if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Ash Tree and Hackberry

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Ash Tree and Hackberry. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Ash Tree and Hackberry as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Ash Tree is Fever and Liver problems whereas of Hackberry is Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders and Sore throat. Ash Tree has beauty benefits as follows: while Hackberry has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Ash Tree vs Hackberry

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Ash Tree vs Hackberry and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Ash Tree are whereas of Hackberry have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Ash Tree has no showy fruits and Hackberry has no showy fruits. Also Ash Tree is flowering and Hackberry is not flowering . You can compare Ash Tree and Hackberry facts and facts of other plants too.