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City of Fort Collins
Winter King green hawthorn
Crataegus viridis 'Winter King'
United States
- Dimensions
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Height: 15.0 ft. to 20.0 ft.
Spread: 15.0 ft. to 20.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Tree
- Wildlife Uses
- Hummingbirds, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Small Mammals, Urban Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Low, Moderate
- Season of Bloom
- May, June
- Flower Color
- White Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant, Fall Color, Small Spaces, Showy Flowers, Streetscape Plants
- Other Considerations
- Limited Availability, Thorns
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Acidic/Low pH, Alkaline/High pH, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Variable, Well Drained
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- Careful! Sharp Spines, Thorns Or Other Appendages.
Notes
A great hawthorn for Fort Collins. Minimal if any disease issues and holds its fruit all winter so there is significantly less mess when used as a tree near sidewalks. Good exfoliating bark and tall enough to be pruned so that it can be walked under.
This cultivar is a native selection, the collection was from a tree that was about 100 years old. It is native to the southcentral, and southeastern portions of the U.S.
Tolerates dry, clay soils. Fall color is purple and scarlet.