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Rosaceae
Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna
Also known as Crataegus monogyna var. pinnatifida, Crataegus oxyacantha decussata, Crataegus monogyna f. schizophylla, Crataegus monogyna var. halacsyi
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Hawthorn · Tree · Shrub · White Flowers · Red Berries · Hedge · Wildlife · Medicinal · Thorny
Common hawthorn is a hardy deciduous tree or large shrub that produces fragrant white flowers in spring followed by red berries. It requires well-drained soil and benefits from annual pruning to maintain shape. Once established, it's quite drought tolerant and low maintenance.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Deep watering to encourage root development · Every 7-10 days when young, drought tolerant when established
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.2
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 20 ft
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Argentina South, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Cape Provinces, Central European Rus, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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