 Each flower and tree is interesting to see ~ watch closely as each unfolds.
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Crataegus phaenopyrum (Washington Hawthorn)
Rounded slender, thorny, deciduous tree. The maple-like, deeply 3 lobed leaves, to 3 inches long are triangular with heart-shaped bases, and glossy mid green, turning orange to red in autumn. In early and mid-summer, bears many-flowered corymbs of white flowers, 1/2 inch across, with pink anthers, followed by long lasting, spherical, glossy, bright red fruit, 1/4 inch long.
Hawthorns are valued for their long season of interest and attracting wildlife. Particularly useful specimen tree, for heddging, and for an urban, coastal, or exposed garden. The seeds may cause mild stomach upset if ingested.
CULTIVATION: Grow in any (except waterlogged) soil, in full sun or partial shade. Pruning group 1. Trim hedges after flowering or in autumn.
PROPAGATION: Remove seed from the flesh as soon as ripe and sow in a seedbed or in containers in an open frame. Stratify and sow seed in a seedbed in spring (germination may take 18 months). Bud cultivars in midsummer, or graft in winter.
PESTS AND DISEASES: Tree borer, caterpillars, leafminers, skeletonizer, and scale insects are common. Fire blight, cankers, cedar-apple rust, powdery mildew, apple scab, and a variety of fungal spots each occur regularly in some locations.
C. cordata
| Zone: 4 - 8 - H 8 - 1 |
Shade/Part Shade. |
| Height: 30 ft |
Width: 30 ft |
| Bloom Time: Mid-summer |
Bloom Color: White-pink |
| Location: Creek area |
Planted: May 2005 |
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