Crataegus phaenopyrum
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:
Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Thorns, Fall Color
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.
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Stays wet ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
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, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B
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.
Native Habitats:
Floodplain forests and swamps.
