Crataegus aestivalis
May haw, apple haw
Rosaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
tree
Size:
25-30 ft tall by 35-40 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
red
Phenology:
deciduous
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Specimen plant or wildlife planting for moist areas. Screen plant. Suggested by IFAS as a median planting or buffer planting for roadways.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Stays wet ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Clay, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Caterpillars
Larval food for hummingbird clearwing ( Hemaris thysbe )and blinded sphinx ( Paonias excaecata ).
Attracts pollinators, especially important for native bees.
Apparently less interesting as a wildlife food tree than some other haws.
Native Habitats:
In and near pools and small ponds, floodplains, swamps, especially where water stands much of the time.
