Michigan State University Extension
Ornamental Plants plus Version 2.0 - 00000457
01/01/98
Crataegus mollis--Downy Hawthorn
Hardiness Zones: 3 to 6
Height: 20 ft Spread: 20 ft Form: rounded
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: White
Fruit: Red
Comments: Downy Hawthorn tolerates heavy or infertile
soil. The tree is dense and has larger leaves than other
hawthorns. The flowers, borne in April or May, are white
marked with red. The fruit are red but drop early and the
fall color is yellow.
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This file was generated from data base OP on 07/27/98.
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