Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Tree
Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia
North America, Canada
Types
Salix alba, Salix alba 'Vitellina'
Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana
Number of Varieties
40070
0
40000
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Habitat
River side, Riverbanks, sluggish streams and rivers, stream banks, Stream side
bottomlands, limestone outcrops
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-92-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 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
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,290.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,220.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow
Light Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently, Needs very little water
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
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches
Fertilizers
Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount, organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Caterpillars, Flea Beetles, Red blotch, Rust, sawflies
Black sooty mold, Fungal Diseases, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, woolly aphid
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun, Heat And Humidity, Wet Site
Shade areas
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Insects
Allergy
Rhinitis
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Slow downs aging
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, Food for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, anti-inflammatory, Antirheumatic, Antiseptic, Astringent, Hypnotic, Sedative
Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Leaves
Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood
Other Uses
Charcoal, Paper pulp
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Water Gardens
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
SALIX alba
CELTIS occidentalis
Common Name
White Willow
Common Hackberry, Hackberry
In Hindi
White Willow
HACKBERRY
In German
Oiite Oilloo
Hackberry
In French
Le saule blanc
micocoulier
In Spanish
Le saule blanco
almez
In Greek
Λευκή ιτιά
hackberry
In Portuguese
O salgueiro branco
hackberry
In Polish
wierzba biała
hackberry
In Latin
Populus alba
Hackberry
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Urticales
Family
Salicaceae
Ulmaceae
Genus
Salix
Celtis
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
40070
1
27800
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