Washington Hawthorne

After frost, the leaves turn a beautiful scarlet color. It has low water requirements and shows a high tolerance to salt and alkali soils. Plant 4-6’ apart in the row for a hedge. The Washington Hawthorne tree, Crataegus Phaenopyrum, is a broadly oval to rounded, dense, thorny tree. The tree flowers in early spring with a profusion of white blossoms. Flowers are white and ½” diameter. Fall color varies from orange to scarlet to purplish. The foliage is a reddish purple when unfolding and gradually changing to lustrous dark green at maturity. Washington Hawthorne trees holds its fruit on the tree and it is an excellent wildlife species and can be used as a specimen, hedge or screen. Fruit is a bright glossy red. ... find out more