Common Hackberry - $0

Celtis occidentalis

Out of stock

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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