Arkansas Tree Database

Scientific name:

Crataegus Viridis

Size:

25'-35' tall by as wide, up to 50' tall

Leaves:

alternate, simple, elliptical, slightly lobed, toothed

Flowers:

showy white fragrant clusters of 3-50, but 10 on average

Fruit:

small, orange to bright red, apple-like, called a pome; held into the winter; sometimes called a haw and can be made into jelly

Fall Interest:

golden yellow or purple to red; deciduous

Culture:

sun to light shade; dry to medium to wet moisture, well-drained soil; tolerant of urban pollution

Disease/Insect:

hawthorn rust, cedar apple rust, and others, but one of the most disease resistant, including to leaf rust

Use:

small flowering tree for lawns or streets, or hedge

Cultivars:

'Winter King'

Notes:

bark gray and thin, breaking into narrow scales with age, exfoliating to reveal orange inner bark; only occasionally with thorns; attractive to birds and pollinators; native to and largest in Arkansas