Common Hackberry - Free

Celtis occidentalis

Out of stock

Common Hackberry
Family : 
Ulmaceae
Origin : 
Native
Hardiness : 
3b
Exposition : 
Sun or partial shade
Height at maturity : 
15 m
Spread at maturity : 
9 m
Crown shape : 
Rounded
Roots : 
Deep
Spacing requirement from power lines : 
6 m
Growth rate : 
Average
Soil and moisture : 
Clayey, loamy, sandy, humus soil; Average humidity.
Tolerance to road salt : 
High
Tolerance to pollution : 
High
Tolerance to salt spray : 
High
Tolerance to compacting : 
Medium
Common problems (disease, fungus, insects) : 
Slight susceptibility to witches' broom and erinosis.
Special comments : 
Can adapt to all types of soil and is resistant to strong winds. Has a relatively high tolerance to road salt. Rarely affected by pest insects and diseases.

LEAVES

Lanceolate, asymmetrical and toothed;
Green in summer then yellow or greenish yellow in autumn;
Early leaf drop.

FLOWERS

Small greenish flowers in spring, without interest.

FRUITS

Hackberry: dark purple blackish drupes in autumn;
Appreciated by small mammals and birds.

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