Crataegus flava
yellow haw
Rosaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
tree
Size:
3-20 ft tall by 2-8 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
red
Phenology:
deciduous
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Thorns
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Specimen plant, screen plantings, sometimes with unusual or weeping form.
Considerations:
Thorns.
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Not wet but not extremely dry ---- to ---- Very long very dry periods
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
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Caterpillars, Birds, Mammals
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.
Birds and other wildlife consume the fruit.
Used as browse by deer and rabbits.
Native Habitats:
Dry sites. Open woods, mixed woods, sandy pinelands.
