Botanical Name: Crataegus laevigata v. alba plena
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Common Name: White English Hawthorn  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

12-25'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Grey

 

Fruit Color

Red

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Gordon Courtright
  • Description

  • Notes

English hawthorns is a twiggy, low-branched, dense, rounded tree, grwing about 15 to 20 feet tall and wide. Its foliage is a deep green, turning yellow in autumn. White flowers, in clusters, appear in mid Spring, and are followed by red berries that ripen in mid to late summer. White hawthorns have throny branches.