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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual or Biennial

Type

Tree
Fruit

Origin

North America, Canada
Africa

Types

Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana
Earlibrew, Honey King, Moonshine, Brilliance,Honey Chow

Number of Varieties

705
0 40000
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Habitat

bottomlands, limestone outcrops
Semi arid regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-9-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
12-4

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
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

Spreading
Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm20.30 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm150.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple
White, Yellow, Salmon

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Yellow
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Toothed
Heart-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs 2-3 times watering per week
Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Requires a lot of watering, Requires consistently moist soil

In Summer

Average Water
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

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

Pests and Diseases

Black sooty mold, Fungal Diseases, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, woolly aphid
Anthracnose, Aphids, Bacterial fruit blotch, Cucumber beetles, Downy mildew, Southern Bacterial Wilt, Spider mites

Plant Tolerance

Shade areas
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Showy

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
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Insects
-

Allergy

-
breathing problems, Cough, cramps, Diarrhea, Itchy eyes, Mouth itching, Nasal Congestion, Throat itching, wheezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

Slow downs aging
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for birds
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat
Potassium, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood
Fruits, Leaves, Root, Seeds

Other Uses

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item
Added to salads, Used in tea, wine and sweet dishes, Used to flavour soups

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CELTIS occidentalis
CUCUMIS melo 'Honey I Dew'

Common Name

Common Hackberry, Hackberry
Honey I Dew Honeydew, Honeydew

In Hindi

HACKBERRY
खरबूज़ा [kharabooza]

In German

Hackberry
Honigtau

In French

micocoulier
Miellat

In Spanish

almez
Gotas de miel

In Greek

hackberry
πεπόνι μελιτώματος [pepóni melitómatos]

In Portuguese

hackberry
melão de Honeydew

In Polish

hackberry
melon spadzi

In Latin

Hackberry
honeydew

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Urticales
Cucurbitales

Family

Ulmaceae
Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Celtis
Cucumis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

701
1 27800
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Difference Between Hackberry and Honeydew

If you are confused whether Hackberry or Honeydew 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 Hackberry and Honeydew Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Hackberry are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount and organic fertlizers, whereas for Honeydew fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Hackberry and Honeydew if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Hackberry and Honeydew

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

Compare Facts of Hackberry vs Honeydew

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 Hackberry vs Honeydew 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 Hackberry are whereas of Honeydew have breathing problems, Cough, cramps, Diarrhea, Itchy eyes, Mouth itching, Nasal Congestion, Throat itching and wheezing respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Hackberry has no showy fruits and Honeydew has showy fruits. Also Hackberry is not flowering and Honeydew is not flowering . You can compare Hackberry and Honeydew facts and facts of other plants too.