Species: Crataegus crus-galli

Ornamental Characteristics

Size: Tree < 30 feet

Height: 20' - 25'

Leaves: Deciduous

Shape: round

Ornamental Other: white flowers, bright red persistent fruit, strongly horizontal branching pattern; thorns

Environmental Characteristics

Light: Full sun

Hardy To Zone: 4a

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

Salt Tolerance: Tolerates salty soil

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

CU Structural Soil™: Yes

Moisture Tolerance: Consistently moist, well-drained soil; Occasional periods of dry soil
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Insect Disease

Susceptible to cedar-hawthorn rust, leaf blight, lacebug

Bare Root Transplanting

Moderately difficult

Other

transplant B & B, somewhat slow to establish, native to East and Midwest US and Canada

Native Range Map