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What is

Life Span
Annual, biennial or perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Perennial  
Tree  

Origin
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Northern Africa  
North America, Canada  

Types
Matthiola incana  
Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana  

Number of Varieties
20  
99+
70  
99+

Habitat
By seashore, Rocky areas, Sandy areas  
bottomlands, limestone outcrops  

USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9  
2-9  

AHS Heat Zone
8-1  
9-1  

Sunset Zone
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  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
30.00 cm  
99+
1,220.00 cm  
33

Minimum Width
35.60 cm  
99+
1,220.00 cm  
14

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Purple, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Blue Violet  
Green  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
Purple  

Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green  
Light Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green  
Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green  
Light Yellow  

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate , Ovate  
Toothed  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall  
Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
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
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer  
Spring  

Repeat Bloomer
Yes  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
reseeds, Seedlings  
Grafting, Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water  
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, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Clay, Loam  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Average  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
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
Fungal Diseases, Slugs  
Black sooty mold, Fungal Diseases, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, woolly aphid  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Shade areas  

Facts

Flowers
Yes  
Insignificant  

Flower Petal Number
Single, Double  
-  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
Yes  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
No  
Yes  

Attracts
Bees, Hummingbirds  
Birds, Insects  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
Slow downs aging  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Sometimes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Food for animals, Food for birds  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic  
Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod  
Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood  

Other Uses
Used as a dye  
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border  
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
MATTHIOLA incana  
CELTIS occidentalis  

Common Name
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock  
Common Hackberry, Hackberry  

In Hindi
Common stock  
HACKBERRY  

In German
Garten-Levkoje  
Hackberry  

In French
Common stock  
micocoulier  

In Spanish
Matthiola incana  
almez  

In Greek
Common stock  
hackberry  

In Portuguese
Matthiola incana  
hackberry  

In Polish
Common stock  
hackberry  

In Latin
Matthiola incana  
Hackberry  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Capparales  
Urticales  

Family
Brassicaceae  
Ulmaceae  

Genus
Matthiola  
Celtis  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
-  

Number of Species
50  
70  
99+

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Difference Between Common Stock and Hackberry

If you are confused whether Common Stock 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 Common Stock and Hackberry Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Common Stock 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 Common Stock and Hackberry if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Common Stock and Hackberry

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Common Stock and Hackberry. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Common Stock 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 Common Stock is Antidote, Aphrodisiac and Diuretic whereas of Hackberry is Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders and Sore throat. Common Stock has beauty benefits as follows: while Hackberry has beauty benefits as follows: .

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

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