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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants
Tree

Origin

North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas
North America, Canada

Types

-
Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Number of Varieties

7070
0 40000
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Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Sandy areas, Sunny Edge
bottomlands, limestone outcrops

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-92-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
9-1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10
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

Habit

Upright/Erect
Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

50.80 cm1,220.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

35.60 cm1,220.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green
Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval to egg shaped
Toothed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer
Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained, Needs a lot of moisture in the growing season, Reduce watering in winter
Needs 2-3 times watering per week

In Summer

Lots of watering
Average Water

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount, organic fertlizers

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Black sooty mold, Fungal Diseases, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, woolly aphid

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single
-

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Bumblebees
Birds, Insects

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
Slow downs aging

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Food for animals, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Root
Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

Chewing
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PENSTEMON grandiflorus 'Prairie Snow'
CELTIS occidentalis

Common Name

Large Beardtongue, Prairie Snow Beardtongue
Common Hackberry, Hackberry

In Hindi

Large Beardtongue
HACKBERRY

In German

Large Beardtongue
Hackberry

In French

Large Beardtongue
micocoulier

In Spanish

Large Beardtongue
almez

In Greek

Large Beardtongue
hackberry

In Portuguese

Large Beardtongue
hackberry

In Polish

Large Beardtongue
hackberry

In Latin

Large Beardtongue
Hackberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales
Urticales

Family

Scrophulariaceae
Ulmaceae

Genus

Penstemon
Celtis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

25070
1 27800
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Difference Between Large Beardtongue and Hackberry

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Importance of Large Beardtongue and Hackberry

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Compare Facts of Large Beardtongue vs Hackberry

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