How big does a hackberry get and how long does it live?
About 40-60 ft tall with a 40-50 ft spread, and genuinely long-lived at roughly 150-200 years, well beyond most of what is planted around it. Removals land mid-bracket, and the cost driver is unusual for a tree this size: the wood is dense but it is the sheer brush volume from that twiggy wide crown that runs up chipping and hauling time.
Spread below ground too
One of the genuinely good root systems for a residential lot: hackberry roots deep, commonly reaching 10-20 ft on most sites, instead of running a shallow mat like the maples. That deep habit makes it markedly slower to lift sidewalks and driveway aprons than a red or Norway maple of the same size, which is the real argument for putting one in a narrow tree lawn between curb and walk.
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