Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Tree
Origin
Europe
North America, Canada
Types
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana
Number of Varieties
370
0
40000
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Habitat
-
bottomlands, limestone outcrops
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-102-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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
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
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm1,220.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green
Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Light Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spinach Type
Toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs, Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Water Deeply
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
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads
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
Flea Beetles, Leaf Hoppers, Mexican Bean Beetles
Black sooty mold, Fungal Diseases, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, woolly aphid
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Shade areas
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Insects
Allergy
breathing problems, dark circles, hairloss, Runny nose, Sore Throat, wheezing
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Slow downs aging
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, Food for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Digestive disorders, Heart problems, High blood pressure, Inflammation
Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood
Other Uses
Used As Food
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
BETA vulgaris 'Early Wonder Tall'
CELTIS occidentalis
Common Name
Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Common Hackberry, Hackberry
In Hindi
चुकंदर
HACKBERRY
In German
Rübe
Hackberry
In French
betterave
micocoulier
In Spanish
remolacha
almez
In Greek
παντζάρι
hackberry
In Portuguese
beterraba
hackberry
In Polish
buraczany
hackberry
In Latin
cui pendens sicula beta
Hackberry
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Caryophyllidae
Magnoliopsida
Order
-
Urticales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Ulmaceae
Genus
Beta
Celtis
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
2870
1
27800
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