Cockspur Hawthorn
- Botanical Name
- Crataegus crusgalli
- Hardiness
- Zones 4 to 7
- Height
- 20 to 30 feet
- Width
- 25 to 35 feet
- Flowers
- May: white, have an unpleasant odor
- Fruit
- Red pome, resembles a small apple
- Fall Color
- Bronze-red to red
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, tolerant of many soil types
- Planting & Care
- Transplant as balled and burlap in early spring
- Urban tolerant
- Problems
- Fireblight, leaf blotch miner, scab, rust, powdery mildew, hazardous thorns
- Varieties
- Crataegus crusgalli var. inermis 'Cruzam' - thornless, 15x15', good disease resistance
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