Winter King Hawthorn
- Botanical Name
- Crataegus viridis 'Winter King'
- Min Zone
- 4
- Max Zone
- 7
- Height
- 20 to 25 feet
- Width
- 20 to 25 feet
- Flowers
- May: white, have an unpleasant odor
- Fruit
- Bright red .5 inch pome, persistent
- Fall Color
- Purple and scarlet
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, tolerant of many soil types
- Planting & Care
- Rounded, almost vase shaped habit
- Less susceptible to rust than other hawthorns
- Intolerant of salt
- Tolerant of pollution and black walnut toxicity
- This species has few or no thorns
- Transplant in spring for best establishment
- Problems
- Cedar rust, fireblight, aphids, borers, caterpillars, leaf miners
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