Flowering TreesWinter King Green Hawthorn
Crataegus viridis 'Winter King'
Winter King Green Hawthorn (Crataegus viridis 'Winter King') is a slow-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 20-35 ft × 20-35 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect white blooms in spring. It attracts butterflies and songbirds, stands up well to drought, dry soil and fire.
- USDA zones
- 4-8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 20-35 ft × 20-35 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Drought, Dry soil, Fire, Pollution
- Native to
- Eastern United States
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Winter King Green Hawthorn is hardy to about -30°F (estimated from USDA zone 4), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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