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Crataegus crusgalli

Hawthorn Cockspur Crusgalli

(Zone 3) Low branched, wide spreading form, well adapted to many soils. Tolerates soot and grime of urban environments. Good as specimen, screen, or hedges in large areas or commercial sites. Lovely dark green leathery leaves turn bronze-red to purplish in fall. Very hardy.

Flower: June White Clusters Fragrant Fruit: Sept - Oct, Persistant Red Drupe Fall Color: Orange to Red Shape: Upright Rounded Spreading Size: 30' X 35' Distinct Features: 2” long thorns Best Dig Time: Spring, Summer Adaptable To: pH Moisture Soil Type Uses: Hedge Mass/Grouping Screen Specimen Windbreak		pH Preference : Slightly Acidic soil Neutral soil *Tolerates:* Alkaline soil Sun Preference: Full Sun *Tolerates:* Full Sun Partial Shade Soil Moisture Preferred: Moist Dry Wet *Tolerates:* Dry Wet Site Preferred: Well Drained *Tolerates:* Clayey soil Poor, Gravelly soil Urban conditions Environmental Tolerances: Drought Heat Pollution Wind / Exposed Sites

http://www.beesongrows.com/pdfs/0708RD_Hawthorn.pdf
http://www.beesongrows.com/pdfs/0207RD_Natives.pdf
http://www.beesongrows.com/pdfs/1007RD_FallPlanting.pdf
http://www.beesongrows.com/pdfs/1207RD_GreeningWinter.pdf
http://www.beesongrows.com/pdfs/0605RDs_Scents.pdf
http://www.beesongrows.com/pdfs/0104RD_OhDeer.pdf
http://www.beesongrows.com/pdfs/0704RD_Screening.pdf
http://www.beesongrows.com/pdfs/0307RD_SpringFlower.pdf
http://www.beesongrows.com/pdfs/1107RD_Wildlife.pdf

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