Common Hackberry Celtis occidentalis _leaf Native Range General Attributes Plant Community Type Deciduous Tree Sun Full Sun, Partial Sun Height 50 - 75 Feet Orientation North, South, East, West Spread 35 - 50 Feet Soil Texture Sandy Loam to Silty Clay Form Upright Topography Upland, Lowland (Flood Prone), Utility Lines Incompatible Lowland (Stable Water) Growth Rate Fast Plant Community Forest, Savannah Life Expectancy Long Succession Pioneer USDA Zone 3 - 9 Origin MSA Zone 1, MSA Zone 2, MSA Zone 3, MSA Zone 4, Root Pattern Deep Lateral MSA Zone 5, MSA Zone 6, Minnesota, North America Flowers/Foliage/Fruits Soils Flower Color Green Salt Spray Tolerance Sensitive Flower Season Spring Soil Salt Tolerance Moderate Fruit Drupe Compaction Tolerance Moderate Fruit Color Purple Water Table 12 Inches Fruit Season Fall Drainage Poor, Excessive, Moderate Flood Tolerance Summer Texture Medium Drought Tolerance Tolerant Winter Texture Medium Moisture Regime Dry, Moist, Wet Spring Foliage Green pH 6.5 through 8.0 Summer Foliage Green Windbreak Group Fall Foliage Yellow Winter Foliage Not Applicable 1 Common Hackberry Celtis occidentalis Planting Ease Maintenance Spring Bareroot Moderate Formal Low Fall Bareroot Difficult Informal Low Spring Container Easy 2,4-D Tolerance Sensitive Fall Container Easy Dicamba Tolerance Sensitive Picloram Tolerance Sensitive Spring Seed Clopyralid Tolerance Fall Seed Artificial Light Sulfur Dioxide Ozone Tolerance Hydrogen Flouride Nitrogen Oxide Pests/Problems Miscellaneous Allergens males 8, females 8 Wildlife Rating High Invasiveness Non-Invasive Insect Concerns Minor Toxicity Disease Concern Minor Cold Injury Not Susceptible Wildlife Concerns Storm Damage Susceptible Biological Control Mechanical Control Chemical Control Comments Good city tree. Bark is corky. Nipple gall a common problem on the leaves but does not harm the tree. Bare root plants require sweating. Fall Bark 2 Common Hackberry Celtis occidentalis Fruit Immature 3.