General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 30-40 feet
Plant Spread: 30-40 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Other: 1 inch round, fleshy red pome.
Fruiting Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Erosion control
Shade Tree
Flowering Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Resistances: Pollution
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Midges
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Mayhaw
  • Eastern Mayhaw
  • May hawthorn
  • Apple Hawthorn
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Crataegus aestivalis
  • Synonym: Crataegus luculenta
  • Synonym: Crataegus maloides

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Date: c. 1892
illustration by C. E. Faxon from Sargent's 'Silva of North Americ

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