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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Tree  
Grass  

Origin
North America, Canada  
South-Eastern Asia, Asia  

Types
Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana  
Korean Lawngrass , Meyer Zoysiagrass , Manilagrass  

Number of Varieties
70  
99+
7  
99+

Habitat
bottomlands, limestone outcrops  
Lower slopes, Sandy stream banks  

USDA Hardiness Zone
2-9  
8-11  

AHS Heat Zone
9-1  
12 - 9  

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  
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Spreading  
Clump-Forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm  
33
2.50 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
1,220.00 cm  
14
30.00 cm  

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Green  
Green, Light Green  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Purple  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green  
Light Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green  
Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Light Yellow  
Green, Yellow green, Gold  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
Gold, Tan  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Toothed  
Grass like  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Fall  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Medium  
Very Slow  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam  
Loam, Sand  

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

Soil Drainage
Average  
Average  

Bloom Time
Spring  
-  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas  
Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings  
Sod, Sprigging or Stolonizing  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Needs 2-3 times watering per week  
weekly regular  

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, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Average  

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  

Pests and Diseases
Black sooty mold, Fungal Diseases, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, woolly aphid  
Army-worms, sod webworms  

Plant Tolerance
Shade areas  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
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  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Sometimes  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
No  

Attracts
Birds, Insects  
Crickets  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Farmland, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing  

Beauty Benefits
Slow downs aging  
-  

Edible Uses
Sometimes  
-  

Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds  
Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat  
-  

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

Other Uses
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item  
Used as a golf course turf  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Insignificant  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees  
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
CELTIS occidentalis  
ZOYSIA tenuifolia  

Common Name
Common Hackberry, Hackberry  
Korean Velvet Grass  

In Hindi
HACKBERRY  
कोरियाई मखमल घास  

In German
Hackberry  
Korean Samt Gras  

In French
micocoulier  
herbe de velours coréenne  

In Spanish
almez  
hierba de terciopelo de Corea  

In Greek
hackberry  
hierba de terciopelo de Corea  

In Portuguese
hackberry  
grama de veludo coreano  

In Polish
hackberry  
-  

In Latin
Hackberry  
Carl herba  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Angiosperms  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Monocotyledonae  

Order
Urticales  
Cyperales  

Family
Ulmaceae  
Poaceae  

Genus
Celtis  
Zoysia Willd  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  
Commelinids  

Tribe
-  
Cynodonteae  

Subfamily
-  
Chloridoideae  

Number of Species
70  
99+
3  
99+

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Difference Between Hackberry and Korean Velvet Grass

If you are confused whether Hackberry or Korean Velvet Grass 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 Korean Velvet Grass 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 Korean Velvet Grass fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Hackberry and Korean Velvet Grass if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Hackberry and Korean Velvet Grass

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

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