What are the common varieties of hackberry, and how much do their prices differ?

When people hear "Pu Shu," many think of the celebrity Pu Shu, but there is actually a tree called hackberry (Pu Shu). Hackberry, also known as sand hackberry, is a deciduous tree that has medicinal and landscaping uses. Below, let's learn about its varieties and the prices of each variety.

I. What varieties of hackberry are there

1. Coral hackberry

Coral hackberry generally grows in valleys at 300-1300 m in areas such as Sichuan, Guangdong, Anhui, Guizhou, Fujian and Zhejiang, and can grow up to thirty meters tall. Its bark is gray in varying degrees, and its leaves are slightly thick, oval or somewhat pointed oval, with a relatively rough leaf surface; there are even rough hairs on its sprouting branches. Because coral hackberry is rich in fiber, it is mostly used to make rayon or paper.

2. Large-leaved hackberry

Large-leaved hackberry is a tree preferentially used for roads and gardens, and mostly grows on slopes at 100-1500 m. Its leaves are oval or obovate-oval, and its fruit is an orange or brown spherical or oval shape. Large-leaved hackberry not only has the ordinary medicinal value of cooling and detoxifying, but can also be used as an ornamental tree, and can be seen in gardens and along roads.

3. Small-leaved hackberry

Small-leaved hackberry, also called black-bead hackberry, grows to a maximum height of about 10 meters. Its bark is mostly gray, and its leaves are rather thick, appearing in varying degrees of roundness, some perhaps oval; when the fruit ripens it is on the darker side, with depressions on the surface. Small-leaved hackberry can be planted in very many places, including schools, parks and roads. In addition, because of its smaller size, it is also an excellent choice for stump bonsai.

4. Houpo tree

The houpo tree is a precious tree species unique to China. Its bark is relatively thick and purple-brown, and its flowers are white and fragrant, giving it great ornamental value. It is mainly produced in Sichuan, Hubei and other places. Its flowering period is in May, its fruiting period is September--October, and its lifespan can reach more than 100 years. Houpo tree is widely distributed in the northern subtropical region, and its bark can be used medicinally. Because people have over-stripped the bark and cut it down, the species resources of houpo trees have declined sharply. Now wild houpo trees are extremely rare, and small pure stands or scattered plants are mostly cultivated artificially.

5. Yunnan hackberry

Yunnan hackberry can be planted singly in parks as a shade tree, or planted in rows by water or used as a street tree. It can be used for greening factory and mining areas. Yunnan hackberry is a sun-loving tree species with a certain drought resistance, and it likes fertile, moist and deep neutral soil; it can also grow well in limestone crevices. It is produced in central and northwestern Yunnan, China, and southern Sichuan.

II. Reference market prices of hackberry varieties

At present, in Jintan City, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province, small-leaved hackberry with a meter diameter of 14-16 cm costs 900 yuan/tree; in Jintang County, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, Yunnan hackberry with a meter diameter of more than 20 cm, a height of more than 5 m and a crown width of more than 3 m costs 2000 yuan/tree; in Tongzi County, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province, clustered hackberry with a meter diameter of more than 20 cm, a height of more than 5 m and a crown width of 2-3 m costs 4500 yuan/tree; in Jiujiang County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, houpo tree with a meter diameter of more than 20 cm, a height of more than 5 m and a crown width of more than 3 m costs 4800 yuan/tree; and in Qijiang County, Chongqing City, sand hackberry costs 2000 yuan/tree. These prices come from Nongxun.com wholesale prices and are for everyone's reference only.

There are many varieties of hackberry, and different varieties sell for different prices on the market, but overall it can be seen that the price of hackberry is related to its tree age, growth condition, crown width, diameter and so on. The larger the tree, the more usable it naturally is, and the more expensive the price will be. Is there anything else you would like to add about hackberry?

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