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01/01/98

Crataegus phaenopyrum--Washington Hawthorn

Hardiness Zones: 5 to 7                                     
Height: 25 ft   Spread: 25 ft  Form: rounded                
Type: deciduous tree                                        
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches                         
Flowers: White                                              
Fruit: Orange                                               

Comments: Washington Hawthorn casts light shade and has no  
particular soil preference.  The white flowers, produced    
in clusters in late spring, are followed by orange to red   
fruit that persist into winter.  The fall color is orange   
to red.  Washington Hawthorn can be grown as a multi-       
stemmed clump or as a single-stemmed tree.                  

Cultivars:                                                  
   'Presidential' - An oval tree reaching a height of       
     about 28 feet and a spread of 23 feet.  The tree is    
     reported as tolerant of urban conditions and as        
     resistant to disease.                                  
   'Princeton Sentry' - An upright growth habit on a plant  
     18 to 20 feet tall.                                    
   'Vaughn' (C. crusgalli X C. phaenopyrum) - A small tree  
     producing masses of orange-red fruits.  The fall       
     color is red.                                          

References for Cultivars: Princeton Nurseries 1992, Lake    
County Nursery 1997.                                        

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