A small rounded tree. The young foliage is purple and matures to shiny dark green. Fall color is orange, red to purplish. Flowers in early summer(the last hawthorn to flower)that produce outstanding glossy red fruit (1/4″)that persist all winter.Thorns are 1-3″ long.
Native Plant Database
Callicarpa americana. Photo: Mervin Wallace
Washington Hawthorn
Crataegus phaenopyrum
Plant Type: Trees
Native Environment:
Season of Interest: Winter (Nov - Mar)
Main Color: White
Fall Color: Orange, Red
Hardy From Zone: 4
Hardy To Zone: 8
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Soil
Moisture
Dry, Moderate
Nature Attracting
Wildlife Benefit
Cover, Nesting
Animal
Resistance
Size
Height:
25 to
30
feet
Spread:
20 to
25
feet
Size
Height: 25 to
30
feet
Spread: 20 to
25
feet
Size
Height: 25 to
30
feet
Spread: 20 to
25
feet
Typical Landscape Use
Good specimen tree, or used in massed plantings.Extrememly ornamental berries.
Establishment and Care Instructions
Full sun and almost any soil, very tough and durable tree. Afflicted by many pests and diseases, but none will kill the tree.
Special Features
Special Usage
Basic Description
Where Should I Start?
Check out the Grow Native! Committee’s Top Ten picks of native plants for a particular purpose.
What’s the Next Step?
Picked out your plants? View our Resource Guide of garden centers, seed sources, landscapers, education resources, and more!
Where Can I Find This Plant in Nature?
Learn about the Native Environment(s) inhabited by the plants in this database.