Crataegus × lavalleei
Lavalle Hawthorn

Crataegus × lavalleei - Bark
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 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (3" clusters (corymbs) of small (0.75" dia.), malodorous, white flowers bloom in May)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Glossy dark green summer foliage); Red (Bronze to red fall foliage)
 Stem Notes:
Green (Greenish , glabrous, glaucous, less thorns (2"long))
 Fruit Notes:
Red (Orangish-red clusters of fruits that ripen in September-October; Persist through winter and sometimes even into spring)
 Ultimate Height:
15-30 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
10-20 feet
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 Soil Notes:
Tolerant to soil type, as long as it is well-drained
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 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves (2-4" long by 1-2.5" wide) are alternate, simple, narrow-elliptic to obovate, and irregularly toothed with an acuminate apex and pubescence underneath. Thorns are present on stems, but not in the density of many other hawthorn species, such as C. crusgalli, one of its parents.
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  Special Characteristics:
  • Border 395
  • Hedge 275
  • Shade Tree 181
  • Specimen 630
  • Street Tree 140
  • Drought Tolerant 288
  • Pest and/or Disease Resistant 96
  • Fall Color 238

    • Additional Information

    The Lavalle Hawthorn is a small, rounded tree that resulted from a cross of Crataegus mexicana and C. crusgalli. Quite resistant to rust and less thorny than its Cockspur Hawthorn parent.

    1 Crataegus × lavalleei found

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