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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Tree

Origin

Africa, Asia
North America, Canada

Types

esculentum, depressum, serpentium
Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Number of Varieties

370
0 40000
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Habitat

Anthropogenic, Wild
bottomlands, limestone outcrops

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-122-9
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

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 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

Lavender
Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Purple, Plum, Black
Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Broad, Unlobed
Toothed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting
Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Needs 2-3 times watering per week

In Summer

Average Water
Average Water

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
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 damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches

Fertilizers

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

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Beetles, Blight, Cutworms, Flea Beetles, Leaf spot, 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
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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

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Insects
Birds, Insects

Allergy

contact allergic dermatitis, Headache, Itchiness
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
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Beauty Benefits

Skin cleanser
Slow downs aging

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Food for animals, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Potassium, Rich in Iron, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K
Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves
Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SOLANUM melongena 'Ichiban'
CELTIS occidentalis

Common Name

Eggplant, Ichiban Eggplant, Japanese Eggplant
Common Hackberry, Hackberry

In Hindi

बैंगन
HACKBERRY

In German

Aubergine
Hackberry

In French

Aubergine
micocoulier

In Spanish

Berenjena
almez

In Greek

Μελιτζάνα
hackberry

In Portuguese

Berinjela
hackberry

In Polish

Bakłażan
hackberry

In Latin

Eggplant
Hackberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales
Urticales

Family

Solanaceae
Ulmaceae

Genus

Solanum L
Celtis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Solaneae
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Subfamily

Solanoideae
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Number of Species

10070
1 27800
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Difference Between Eggplant and Hackberry

If you are confused whether Eggplant 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 Eggplant and Hackberry Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Eggplant are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Apply 10-10-10 amount, 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 Eggplant and Hackberry if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Eggplant and Hackberry

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Eggplant and Hackberry. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Eggplant 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 Eggplant is Potassium, Rich in Iron, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Vitamin K whereas of Hackberry is Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders and Sore throat. Eggplant has beauty benefits as follows: Skin cleanser while Hackberry has beauty benefits as follows: Skin cleanser.

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