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Crataegus viridisCrataegus viridis

southern thorn, green hawthorn

Photograph(s) by*: PLANTS

Characteristics

Height: 20-35'
Flowers: Apr.-Apr.; white
Fruit: bright red to orange; fleshy
Fall color: purple, scarlet

Conditions *

Light: Partial shade Shade
Moisture: Moist Wet
Soil pH: 6-7.3
Soil type: Clay Loamy

Habitat

moist soils in lowlands and valleys

Native to

Region: Coastal *
States: MD DE VA

Wildlife

Songbird Small mammal *

Notes


 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1262.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004