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Crataegus mollis
Hawthorn Downy
(Zone 3) A delicate native hawthorn if there ever was one. Grayish branches, and pear shaped red fruit. Young leaves are downy, turning to medium green, then yellow to bronze-red in fall.

Flower:
May - early June
White Clusters
Fragrant

Fruit:
Aug - Sept
Red Pear Shaped
Drupe

Fall Color:
Yellow Bronze Red

Shape:
Upright Rounded

Size: 25' X 25'

Distinct Features:
Fuzzy new leaves

Best Dig Time:
Spring

Adaptable To:
pH
Moisture

Uses:
Attracts wildlife
Edible parts
Naturalizing
Specimen

 

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:
Urban conditions
Poor, Gravelly soil
Clayey soil

Environmental Tolerances:
Drought
Heat
Pollution
Wind / Exposed Sites

 
 

   
 
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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