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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Tree  
Needled or Scaled Evergreen  

Origin
North America, Canada  
Japan  

Types
Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana  
-  

Number of Varieties
70  
99+
15  
99+

Habitat
bottomlands, limestone outcrops  
low mountains, Mountain Slopes, Mountain tops, Mountains  

USDA Hardiness Zone
2-9  
6-9  

AHS Heat Zone
9-1  
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  
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Spreading  
Spreading  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm  
33
910.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
1,220.00 cm  
14
610.00 cm  
34

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Green  
-  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Purple  
Brown, Tan  

Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green  
Green, Blue Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green  
Green, Blue Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Light Yellow  
Green, Blue Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Green, Blue Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Toothed  
Subulate  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Fall  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Medium  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Spring  
Fall, Spring, Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Needs 2-3 times watering per week  
Do not water frequently, Needs less watering  

In Summer
Average Water  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial 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, Apply N-P-K  

Pests and Diseases
Black sooty mold, Fungal Diseases, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, woolly aphid  
Blight, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Sawfly Larvae, Scale insects  

Plant Tolerance
Shade areas  
Deer resistant, Drought, Rabbit  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
-  

Flower Petal Number
-  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
Yes  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
Yes  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
-  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Sometimes  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
No  

Attracts
Birds, Insects  
Sawfly, White Pine Weevil  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
Bonsai, Borders  

Beauty Benefits
Slow downs aging  
-  

Edible Uses
Sometimes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat  
Cold, Cough, Diuretic, Vermifuge  

Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood  
Seeds  

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

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees  
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
CELTIS occidentalis  
PINUS parviflora  

Common Name
Common Hackberry, Hackberry  
five-needle pine Japanese five-needle pine  

In Hindi
HACKBERRY  
Japanese White Pine  

In German
Hackberry  
Japanische White Pine  

In French
micocoulier  
Pin blanc du Japon  

In Spanish
almez  
Pino blanco japonés  

In Greek
hackberry  
Ιαπωνικά White Pine  

In Portuguese
hackberry  
Japanese White Pine  

In Polish
hackberry  
Japoński White Pine  

In Latin
Hackberry  
Pine Italica  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Tracheophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Pinopsida  

Order
Urticales  
Pinales  

Family
Ulmaceae  
Pinaceae  

Genus
Celtis  
Pinus  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  
-  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
-  

Number of Species
70  
99+
115  

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Difference Between Hackberry and Japanese White Pine

If you are confused whether Hackberry or Japanese White Pine 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 Japanese White Pine 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 Japanese White Pine fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Apply N-P-K. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Hackberry and Japanese White Pine if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Hackberry and Japanese White Pine

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Hackberry and Japanese White Pine. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Hackberry and Japanese White Pine 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 Japanese White Pine is Cold, Cough, Diuretic and Vermifuge. Hackberry has beauty benefits as follows: Slow downs aging while Japanese White Pine has beauty benefits as follows: Slow downs aging.

Compare Facts of Hackberry vs Japanese White Pine

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 Japanese White Pine 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 Japanese White Pine have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Hackberry has no showy fruits and Japanese White Pine has no showy fruits. Also Hackberry is not flowering and Japanese White Pine is not flowering . You can compare Hackberry and Japanese White Pine facts and facts of other plants too.

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