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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tree
Tree

Origin

Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas
North America, Canada

Types

Maclura pomifera
Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Number of Varieties

170
0 40000
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Habitat

Grassland, Hillside, Humid climates, Roadsides, Woods
bottomlands, limestone outcrops

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-102-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

10-1
9-1

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 10, 11, 12, 13
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

Oval or Rounded
Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

760.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

1,219.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green
Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green
Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Green, Yellow green
Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Toothed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full 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
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Soil Compaction
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting
Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry
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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
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

Insignificant
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
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Birds, Insects

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

-
Slow downs aging

Edible Uses

-
Sometimes

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Food for animals, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Tooth ache, Urinary tract problems
Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Flowers, Fruits
Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

Used as an insecticide, Wood log is used in making fences
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MACLURA pomifera
CELTIS occidentalis

Common Name

Bois d’arc, Hedge Apple, Osage Orange
Common Hackberry, Hackberry

In Hindi

ओसेज संतरे
HACKBERRY

In German

Osage Orange
Hackberry

In French

Osage orange
micocoulier

In Spanish

Osage naranja
almez

In Greek

Osage Πορτοκαλί
hackberry

In Portuguese

Osage laranja
hackberry

In Polish

Osage Pomarańczowy
hackberry

In Latin

Aliquam Osage
Hackberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales
Urticales

Family

Moraceae
Ulmaceae

Genus

Maclura
Celtis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Moreae
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Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

170
1 27800
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Difference Between Osage Orange and Hackberry

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Importance of Osage Orange and Hackberry

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Osage Orange and Hackberry. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Osage Orange and Hackberry 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 Osage Orange is Cancer, Tooth ache and Urinary tract problems whereas of Hackberry is Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders and Sore throat. Osage Orange has beauty benefits as follows: while Hackberry has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Osage Orange vs Hackberry

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