Arkansas Tree Database

Scientific name:

Crataegus Marshallii

Size:

25' tall by as wide

Leaves:

alternate, simple, deeply divided into 5-7 toothed lobes, like parsley

Flowers:

showy white, in clusters of 4-10

Fruit:

small, bright red, oblong, held into the winter

Fall Interest:

orange to red; deciduous

Culture:

partial sun; moist, well-drained soil

Disease/Insect:

hawthorn rust, cedar apple rust, and others

Use:

small flowering tree or hedge, woodland garden, near streams or bogs

Cultivars:

Notes:

bark gray and smooth, scaling off in thin plates with age to expose reddish brown inner bark; attractive to birds and pollinators; native to and one of the most common in Arkansas