Question: The leaves on my hackberry tree have bumps. What can I do about this problem? Answer: Your tree has galls. Hackberries are great native trees that are tolerant of many temperature, soil c… ...

Question: Our old hackberry tree fell over last year. Now we have dozens of new ones popping up in the same area. We want to transplant a few to another area of the yard, but they aren't surviving ...

Hackberry is prone to a couple of diseases, notably nipple-gall on the leaves and witches’ broom on branches and twigs. These afflictions cause some disfigurement, but not the death of the plant.

Also, hackberry trees provide an abundance of black fruits that are great food for wildlife, however they can also cause a significant weed problem in home gardens.

Hortiscope: Hackberry tree growing too close to house Q: I have a hackberry tree that has started to grow in the middle of a rose bush. The ground is dry, hard caliche.

A cracked hackberry branch over a driveway poses a safety risk. An arborist likely recommends removal due to the tree's brittle nature.

Hackberry is prone to a couple of diseases, notably nipple-gall on the leaves and witches’ broom on branches and twigs. These afflictions cause some disfigurement, but not the death of the plant. I’m ...

However, hackberry or not, it is a shade tree in West Texas, that is ultimately going to have to be removed after the huge structural flaw it grew over many years, finishes falling apart. Need a ...