Botanical Name: Crataegus phaenopyrum
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Common Name: Washington Hawthorn  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

25-40'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Grey

 

Fruit Color

Red

 

Fruit Season

Fall

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Steve Mullany

  • Description

  • Notes

Washington Hawthorn is a deciduous tree growing about 25 to 30 feet tall and wide. It has a broadly rounded crown, densely branched and thorny. New foliage emerges reddish-purple, ages to deep green, and turns orange to scarlet in the fall. White flowers appear in the spring and are followed by glossy red fruit in late summer and fall. It is sometimes grwon as a shrub; it makes an effective barrier.