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

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

High, Extra in Summer

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained

 

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

Messy, Thorns/Spines

Design Styles

English Cottage, Formal, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers, Specimen

 

Seasonal Interest

Spring, Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Background, Entry, Shrub Border, Walls / Fences

 

Special Uses

Screen

 

Attracts Wildlife

Birds

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.
Hawthorns grow in full sun to part shade, in any well drained soil. They tolerate clay, loamy, or sandy soils; pH adaptive. Very twiggy; prune in late winter to early spring when structure is most apparent (see Guides); shearing makes them more twiggy.