General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 8 to 16 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Small, bright red fruits contain 3 to 5 small seeds.
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Flowering Tree
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Pollution
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

Image
Common names
  • Rome Hawthorn

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Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2018-04-06
Crataegus aemula - Rome Hawthorn 001

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