Crataegus aestivalis

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May Haw, Apple Haw

Recommended Uses:

Specimen plant or wildlife planting for moist areas. Screen plant. Suggested by IFAS as a median planting or buffer planting for roadways.

Propagation:

Seed. Sow fresh but may require a year or more to sprout.

Availability:

Native nurseries, Seed

Light:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

always floodedextremely dry

(Stays Wet ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry)

Moisture Tolerance:

Stays Wet ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.

Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or other substrate:

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil pH:

Adaptable

Wildlife:

Apparently less interesting as a wildlife food tree than some other haws.

Insects:

Larval food for hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe)and blinded sphinx (Paonias excaecata).

Attracts pollinators, especially important for native bees.

Native Habitats:

In and near pools and small ponds, floodplains, swamps, especially where water stands much of the time.

Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures

General Comments:

The various sources have conflicting opinions on the fruit and its uses.