Melinda Myers

Downy Hawthorn

Botanical Name

Crataegus mollis

Hardiness

Zones 3 to 6

Height

20 to 30 feet

Width

20 to 30 feet or wider

Flowers

May: white, malodorous

Fruit

Red pome, 1-1.5", resembles a small apple

Fall Color

Yellow to bronze

Light

Full sun

Soil

Moist, well-drained

Planting & Care

• Easy to grow
• Tolerant to pruning

Problems

Rusts, leaf blight, fireblight, leaf spots, powdery mildew, scab, leaf blotch miner