Crataegus phaenopyrum
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Washington Hawthorn
Rosaceae
Plant Specifics
Form: | Tree | |
Size: | 25-35 ft tall by 20-25 ft wide | |
Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | White | |
Fruit Color: | Red | |
Phenology: | Flowers April to May. Deciduous. | |
Noted for: | Fall color, Showy flowers, Showy fruits, Thorns |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Specimen plant, screen, or can be pruned into a hedge. Fall color is orange-red and moderately showy in regions with adequate cold. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Considerations: | Has thorns. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Seed. Unlikely to breed true. Does best in moist, fertile soil. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(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: | Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil pH: | Adaptable |
Ecology
Wildlife: |
Birds and other wildlife consume the fruit. | |
Insects: | Larval food for hummingbird clearwing moth(Hemaris thysbe), striped hairstreak butterfly(Satyrium liparops), and blinded sphinx moth (Paonias excaecata). Attracts pollinators, especially important for native bees. | |
Native Habitats: | Floodplain forests and swamps. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
General Comments: | Listed as Endangered by the State of Florida. |