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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tree
Shrub

Origin

North America, Canada
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas

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
Boggy areas, Fens, Fields, meadows, Swamps, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-94-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
8-4

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
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7

Habit

Spreading
Thicket/Colonizing

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Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm180.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

1,220.00 cm12.70 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green
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Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

Purple
Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green
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Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Fall

Light Yellow
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Leaf Color in Winter

-
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Toothed
Oblovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall
Spring, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Average

Bloom Time

Spring
Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas
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Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

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
Clay, Loam

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
Prune after flowering, Prune in early spring, 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, Compost, Fertilize every year, Mulch, Nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Black sooty mold, Fungal Diseases, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, woolly aphid
Aphids, Apple Maggot, Fall Webworm, Red blotch, Scale

Plant Tolerance

Shade areas
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Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Showy

Flower Petal Number

-
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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
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Foliage Sheen

Matte
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Evergreen

Invasive

Sometimes
Sometimes

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Insects
Birds

Allergy

-
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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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
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Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood
Fruits

Other Uses

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CELTIS occidentalis
ARONIA arbutifolia

Common Name

Common Hackberry, Hackberry
Red Chokeberry

In Hindi

HACKBERRY
लाल Chokeberry

In German

Hackberry
Rote Apfelbeere

In French

micocoulier
Red Chokeberry

In Spanish

almez
rojo Chokeberry

In Greek

hackberry
κόκκινο Chokeberry

In Portuguese

hackberry
Red Chokeberry

In Polish

hackberry
Red aronii

In Latin

Hackberry
arbutifolia

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Urticales
Rosales

Family

Ulmaceae
Rosaceae

Genus

Celtis
Aronia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
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Subfamily

-
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Number of Species

7025
1 27800
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Difference Between Hackberry and Red Chokeberry

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Importance of Hackberry and Red Chokeberry

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

Compare Facts of Hackberry vs Red Chokeberry

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