Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Tree
Shrub
Origin
North America, Canada
China, Japan
Types
Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana
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Number of Varieties
703
0
40000
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Habitat
bottomlands, limestone outcrops
Grassland, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-93-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
8-1
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
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Habit
Spreading
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm91.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,220.00 cm91.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
Light Pink, Pink, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Purple
Brown, Brownish Red, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Red, Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Yellow
Red, Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Toothed
Arrowhead
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall
Early Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loamy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Moist
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer, Late Spring, Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas
Cold climate, Heat Tolerance
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Budding
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs 2-3 times watering per week
Requires regular watering
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, 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
Botrytis Blight, Nematodes, Ring spot, Stem rot, Verticillium Wilt
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
-
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Insects
Ants
Allergy
-
Abdominal pain, Avoid during Pregnancy, Stomach pain, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Slow downs aging
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat
Atherosclerosis, Chronic fatigue, Cold, Cough, Gout, Headache, hemorrhoids, Hepatitis, Liver problems, Menstrual Cramps, Muscle Pain, Nerve pain, Osteoarthritis, Premenstrual syndrome, Respiratory Disorders, Treating fever
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood
Flowers, Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item
Showy Purposes, Traditional medicine, Use in Chinese herbology
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CELTIS occidentalis
Paonia lactiflora
Common Name
Common Hackberry, Hackberry
Chinese Peony
In Hindi
HACKBERRY
Paonia lactiflora
In German
Hackberry
Paonia lactiflora
In French
micocoulier
Paonia lactiflora
In Spanish
almez
lactiflora paonia
In Greek
hackberry
Paonia lactiflora
In Portuguese
hackberry
Paonia lactiflora
In Polish
hackberry
Paonia lactiflora
In Latin
Hackberry
Paonia lactiflora
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Urticales
Dilleniales
Family
Ulmaceae
Paeoniaceae
Genus
Celtis
Paeonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
701
1
27800
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