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.

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 ...

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

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This is a mounted specimen of leaves from a common hackberry tree. This is a thin branch with 2-3 offshoots, and there ...

High in the boughs above us, the hackberry tree lays out its riches just as the fall migration is reaching its peak.