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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Tree

Origin

North America, Mexico, Central America, South America
North America, Canada

Types

Neck, Really Big Hybrid, Waltham
Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Number of Varieties

370
0 40000
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Habitat

Cultivated Beds
bottomlands, limestone outcrops

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-112-9
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

Prostrate/Trailing
Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

7.62 cm1,220.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

50.80 cm1,220.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold
Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Peach, Tan
Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped
Toothed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Indeterminate
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
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
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount, Apply 12-12-12 amounts, Nitrogen, Phosphate, Potassium
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

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

Ants, Bees
Birds, Insects

Allergy

Dermatitis
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

Glowing Skin, Good for skin and hair
Slow downs aging

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Food for animals, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antiasthamatic, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Cardiovascular problems, cholesterol-lowering, constipation, Diabetes, Fiber, High blood pressure, Immunity, Manganese, Rich in Potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E
Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

For making oil, Used As Food
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCURBITA moschata 'Quantum'
CELTIS occidentalis

Common Name

Butternut Squash
Common Hackberry, Hackberry

In Hindi

Butternut Squash Plant
HACKBERRY

In German

Butternut Squash-Anlage
Hackberry

In French

Courge musquée Plante
micocoulier

In Spanish

Planta de la calabaza de Butternut
almez

In Greek

Κολοκύθια Φυτών
hackberry

In Portuguese

Butternut Squash planta
hackberry

In Polish

Piżmowa roślin
hackberry

In Latin

Planta butternut cucurbitae
Hackberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Violales
Urticales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Ulmaceae

Genus

Cucurbita
Celtis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Papilionoideae
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Number of Species

2770
1 27800
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Difference Between Butternut Squash and Hackberry

If you are confused whether Butternut Squash 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 Butternut Squash and Hackberry Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Butternut Squash are Apply 10-10-10 amount, Apply 12-12-12 amounts, Nitrogen, Phosphate and Potassium, 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 Butternut Squash and Hackberry if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Butternut Squash and Hackberry

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Butternut Squash and Hackberry. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Butternut Squash 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 Butternut Squash is Antiasthamatic, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Cardiovascular problems, cholesterol-lowering, constipation, Diabetes, Fiber, High blood pressure, Immunity, Manganese, Rich in Potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Vitamin E whereas of Hackberry is Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders and Sore throat. Butternut Squash has beauty benefits as follows: Glowing Skin and Good for skin and hair while Hackberry has beauty benefits as follows: Glowing Skin and Good for skin and hair.

Compare Facts of Butternut Squash 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 Butternut Squash 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 Butternut Squash are Dermatitis whereas of Hackberry have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Butternut Squash has showy fruits and Hackberry has no showy fruits. Also Butternut Squash is not flowering and Hackberry is not flowering . You can compare Butternut Squash and Hackberry facts and facts of other plants too.