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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Fruit
Tree

Origin

Europe, Central Asia, Western Asia
North America, Canada

Types

Ribes rubrum 'White Pearl', Ribes rubrum 'White Icicle'
Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana

Number of Varieties

470
0 40000
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Habitat

Broad-Leaved Forests, shores, Stream side
bottomlands, limestone outcrops

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-82-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

7-1
9-1

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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

120.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

120.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green
Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Light Yellow, Ivory
Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Green
Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped
Toothed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer
Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Early Spring
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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

Aphids, Birds, Borers, 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

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
Birds, Insects

Allergy

Asthma
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits

-
Slow downs aging

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Food for animals, Food for birds

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Iron, Phosphorus, Vitamin B, Vitamin C
Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Whole plant
Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

RIBES rubrum 'White Dutch'
CELTIS occidentalis

Common Name

White Currant, Skunk Currant, Pink Currant, Yellow Currant
Common Hackberry, Hackberry

In Hindi

White Currant
HACKBERRY

In German

Weiße Ribisel
Hackberry

In French

Ribes sativum
micocoulier

In Spanish

grosella blanca
almez

In Greek

white currant
hackberry

In Portuguese

groselha-branca
hackberry

In Polish

biała porzeczka
hackberry

In Latin

Ribes glandulosum
Hackberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales
Urticales

Family

Grossulariaceae
Ulmaceae

Genus

Ribes
Celtis

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

10070
1 27800
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Difference Between White Currant and Hackberry

If you are confused whether White Currant or Hackberry are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see White Currant and Hackberry Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of White Currant are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Hackberry fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount and organic fertlizers. Hence, one should know the basic difference between White Currant and Hackberry if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of White Currant and Hackberry

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of White Currant and Hackberry. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare White Currant 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 White Currant is Iron, Phosphorus, Vitamin B and Vitamin C whereas of Hackberry is Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders and Sore throat. White Currant has beauty benefits as follows: while Hackberry has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of White Currant vs Hackberry

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of White Currant vs Hackberry and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of White Currant are Asthma whereas of Hackberry have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. White Currant has showy fruits and Hackberry has no showy fruits. Also White Currant is not flowering and Hackberry is not flowering . You can compare White Currant and Hackberry facts and facts of other plants too.