Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Tree
Origin
North America, Canada
Southern Europe
Types
Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana
Evergreen Conifer
Number of Varieties
7030
0
40000
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Habitat
bottomlands, limestone outcrops
Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-94-7
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
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Spreading
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm1,680.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,220.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple
Sienna
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Yellow
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Olive, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Toothed
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas
Pollution
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs 2-3 times watering per week
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Average Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Clay, 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
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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
Adelgids, Aphids, Conifer red spider mite
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
-
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Insects
Birds
Allergy
-
Respiratory problems, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Bog Garden
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
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood
Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds
Other Uses
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item
Paper pulp, Planted in shelterbeds, Used in making tea, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
CELTIS occidentalis
PICEA omorika
Common Name
Common Hackberry, Hackberry
Serbian Spruce
In Hindi
HACKBERRY
Serbian Spruce
In German
Hackberry
serbische Fichte
In French
micocoulier
serbe Spruce
In Spanish
almez
serbio Spruce
In Greek
hackberry
σερβική έλατο
In Portuguese
hackberry
sérvio Spruce
In Polish
hackberry
Świerk serbski
In Latin
Hackberry
Sinensi Spruce
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Urticales
Pinales
Family
Ulmaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Celtis
Picea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Piceoideae
Number of Species
7050
1
27800
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