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Washington Hawthorn
Crataegus phaenopyrum
Washington Hawthorn is a medium-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 3-8, that matures to about 25-30 ft × 25-30 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and very-dry soil. Expect white blooms in summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, stands up well to deer, drought and fire.
- USDA zones
- 3-8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 25-30 ft × 25-30 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Very-dry
- Bloom color
- White
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Moths, Pollinators, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Fire, Heat, Pollution
- Native to
- Southeastern United States
Freeze survival
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