Which hackberry as a butterfly host plant? - Page 3 - Wildlife Gardeners

biigblueyes · 02-24-2009, 07:57 AM

By the time mine will be 40-60 feet tall, I won't be picking berries anyway - will be someone else's problem then. hehehehe

Seriously, I think I saw that there's a dwarf type. And now that you pointed out how high the fruit grows, I'd consider topping the tree to make it shorter, although I don't normally do that. Plenty of time to do my research - this year I'm working on people food trees - I guess I can say I'm putting in an orchard. That sounds funny.

Maybe next year I'll work on plants for the critters. Trying to pick the best ones, but not ready to buy yet.

swamp thing · 02-24-2009, 11:34 AM

Even the largest hackberry tree might have some low branches that you could easily get berries from, but it's still probably a race with the birds, like most other fruit.

doccat5 · 02-24-2009, 12:33 PM

I would be interested in a dwarf, but that is really an attractive tree, I'm impressed without the wine making addition, that's a bonus

milkweed · 07-20-2009, 02:05 PM

Has any one found a source for the dwarf hackberry,(Celtis tenuifoli)?
I've been searching the web but no luck.

Cirsium · 07-20-2009, 05:09 PM

Sheffield's has seeds:
Sheffields

And Reeseville Ridge Nursery has plants:
Descriptive Price List - Reeseville Ridge Nursery

A tip to increase your success when looking for a plant to buy is to put the botanical name in quotes and add some word like price or order, e.g.: "Celtis tenuifolia" price.

TheLorax · 07-20-2009, 07:05 PM

That is definitely a hard plant to find to buy. Sheffields does carry some nice seed and Reeseville is a fine nursery but I know a better place to buy this plant.
Porterbrook Native Plants - Home
I placed my first order with them this year. I couldn't be more pleased. My only regrets are that I wasn't able to take photos of the packing when the box was opened. I had to have my plants sent to a relative's house because I work and I'm not home during the day to take in a package.

Cirsium · 07-20-2009, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheLorax

That is definitely a hard plant to find to buy. Sheffields does carry some nice seed and Reeseville is a fine nursery but I know a better place to buy this plant.
Porterbrook Native Plants - Home
I placed my first order with them this year. I couldn't be more pleased. My only regrets are that I wasn't able to take photos of the packing when the box was opened. I had to have my plants sent to a relative's house because I work and I'm not home during the day to take in a package.

Excellent - one of our own members has it! Nice find TheLorax.

Equilibrium · 07-20-2009, 11:39 PM

I haven't ordered from Reeseville in a while. Followed your link. Found this and quit looking at what else he was selling.
Berberis thunbergii 'Crimson Pygmy'
Dwarf redleaf Barberry, dense hemishpere 18-24". Zone 4
2.5" pot 3.00
Berberis t. 'Erecta'
Upright greenleaf Barberry, 3'. Zone 3.
2.5" pot 3.00
Berberis t. 'Goldring'
Redleaf form, except for golden edge to the leaves, which are larger than many redleaf cultivars.
Zone 4.
2.5" pot 3.00
Berberis t. 'Marshall's Upright'
Upright, rather open redleaf form, 3-4'. Zone 5. 2.25" pot 3.00
2.5" pot 3.00
Berberis t. 'Rose Glow'
Redleaf form with white irregular variegation in foliage, most pronounced in new growth, 3-4'.
Zone 5. 2.25" pot 3.00
2.5" pot 3.00
Berberis t. 'Sparkle'
Glossy green leaved form, also with a nice display of yellow flowers and bright orange-red fall
color. Horizontal branching. 4'. Zone 4. 2.25"
2.5" pot 3.00 6-12" 4.00

Berberis t. 'Thornless'
Fine textured green leaves on nearly thornless plants with arching form, 4'. Zone 3.
12" 4.00

Cirsium · 07-20-2009, 11:52 PM

"

" - I know what you mean. I've never ordered from this nursery, and it didn't even occur to me to check out what kind of nursery they were. Fortunately TheLorax was right there to the rescue.

02-24-2009, 07:57 AM	#21
biigblueyes WG Facilitator Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cajun Country, Louisiana, USA	By the time mine will be 40-60 feet tall, I won't be picking berries anyway - will be someone else's problem then. hehehehe Seriously, I think I saw that there's a dwarf type. And now that you pointed out how high the fruit grows, I'd consider topping the tree to make it shorter, although I don't normally do that. Plenty of time to do my research - this year I'm working on people food trees - I guess I can say I'm putting in an orchard. That sounds funny. Maybe next year I'll work on plants for the critters. Trying to pick the best ones, but not ready to buy yet. __________________ My yarden and I lean a little to the wild side.

02-24-2009, 12:33 PM	#23
doccat5 Big Fat juicy WORM Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia, USA	I would be interested in a dwarf, but that is really an attractive tree, I'm impressed without the wine making addition, that's a bonus __________________ Earthworms are the intestines of the soil. –Aristotle

07-20-2009, 02:05 PM	#24
milkweed Heron Join Date: May 2009 Location: Indiana	Has any one found a source for the dwarf hackberry,(Celtis tenuifoli)? I've been searching the web but no luck. __________________ We do not inherit the land from our fathers, we borrow it from our children.

07-20-2009, 07:05 PM	#26
TheLorax Unicellular Fungi Join Date: Nov 2008	That is definitely a hard plant to find to buy. Sheffields does carry some nice seed and Reeseville is a fine nursery but I know a better place to buy this plant. Porterbrook Native Plants - Home I placed my first order with them this year. I couldn't be more pleased. My only regrets are that I wasn't able to take photos of the packing when the box was opened. I had to have my plants sent to a relative's house because I work and I'm not home during the day to take in a package. __________________ "In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; we will understand only what we have been taught." -Baba Dioum, Senegalese ecologist

07-20-2009, 11:39 PM	#28
Equilibrium Official Plant Nerd Join Date: Dec 2008	I haven't ordered from Reeseville in a while. Followed your link. Found this and quit looking at what else he was selling. *Berberis thunbergii 'Crimson Pygmy'* Dwarf redleaf Barberry, dense hemishpere 18-24". Zone 4 2.5" pot 3.00 *Berberis t. 'Erecta'* Upright greenleaf Barberry, 3'. Zone 3. 2.5" pot 3.00 *Berberis t. 'Goldring'* Redleaf form, except for golden edge to the leaves, which are larger than many redleaf cultivars. Zone 4. 2.5" pot 3.00 *Berberis t. 'Marshall's Upright'* Upright, rather open redleaf form, 3-4'. Zone 5. 2.25" pot 3.00 2.5" pot 3.00 *Berberis t. 'Rose Glow'* Redleaf form with white irregular variegation in foliage, most pronounced in new growth, 3-4'. Zone 5. 2.25" pot 3.00 2.5" pot 3.00 *Berberis t. 'Sparkle'* Glossy green leaved form, also with a nice display of yellow flowers and bright orange-red fall color. Horizontal branching. 4'. Zone 4. 2.25" 2.5" pot 3.00 6-12" 4.00 Berberis t. 'Thornless' Fine textured green leaves on nearly thornless plants with arching form, 4'. Zone 3. 12" 4.00 __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss

02-24-2009, 11:34 AM	#22
swamp thing Slapping, Swearing, Itching, Scratching Mosquito Bait Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: pennsylvania,usa	Even the largest hackberry tree might have some low branches that you could easily get berries from, but it's still probably a race with the birds, like most other fruit.

07-20-2009, 05:09 PM	#25
Cirsium Co-Administrator Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Midwest	Sheffield's has seeds: Sheffields And Reeseville Ridge Nursery has plants: Descriptive Price List - Reeseville Ridge Nursery A tip to increase your success when looking for a plant to buy is to put the botanical name in quotes and add some word like price or order, e.g.: "Celtis tenuifolia" price.

07-20-2009, 11:52 PM	#29
Cirsium Co-Administrator Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Midwest	" " - I know what you mean. I've never ordered from this nursery, and it didn't even occur to me to check out what kind of nursery they were. Fortunately TheLorax was right there to the rescue.

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