Cockspur Hawthorn

Tagged as: Native Trees, Butterflies

Botanical Name: Crataegus crus-galli
Common Name: Cockspur hawthorn

Updated 3/2012

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Height: 20-30'  Spread: 20-35'  Habit/Form: Broadly rounded  Growth Rate: Slow to Medium   Zone: 4-7

Cultural Requirements:  Sun; needs well drained soil.

Ornamental Characteristics:  White flowers in spring; persistent red fruit; orange-red fall color; 2-3" thorns

Uses in the Landscape:   Specimen, screen, hedge; site in front of evergreens for winter effect

Butterfly Caterpillar/larval Host: Striped Hairstreak, Red-Spotted Purple

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