Melinda Myers

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