Melinda Myers

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