Species: Crataegus phaenopyrum

(kra-tee'gus fee-no-pye'rum)

Crataegus phaenopyrum

Washington Hawthorn

Found on Course Walks

Rosaceous & Flowering Trees

Map of plant locations

(Plant location data may be incomplete)

In Collection(s):

Recommended Urban Trees Collection

Cultivars

'Fastigiata', 'Princeton Sentry', 'Vaughn'

Ornamental Characteristics

Size: Tree < 30 feet

Height: 20' - 30'

Leaves: Deciduous

Shape: round

Ornamental Other: tolerant of a wide range of soils except poorly drained ones

Environmental Characteristics

Light: Full sun

Hardy To Zone: 4b

Soil Ph: Can tolerate acid to alkaline soil (pH 5.0 to 8.0)

Salt Tolerance: Tolerates salty soil

Environmental Other: white flowers; thorns; reddish-purple fall color; bright, glossy red persistent fruit

CU Structural Soil™: Yes

Moisture Tolerance: Consistently moist, well-drained soil; Occasional periods of dry soil
See graphic below

Insect Disease

resistant to cedar-hawthorn rust; less susceptible than other hawthorns to disease; susceptible to lacebug

Bare Root Transplanting

Difficult

Other

transplant in spring; somewhat slow to establish, native to Eastern and Midwest US

Native Range Map

Moisture Tolerance Graphic

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Moisture Tolerance

Moisture graphic

Occasionally saturated or very wet soil

Consistently moist, well-drained soil

Occasional periods of dry soil

Prolonged periods of dry soil

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