Profile
Morden Hawthorn
Crataegus x mordenensis
Deciduous Tree
Height |
18 - 20 (feet) |
|---|---|
Spread |
18 - 20 (feet) |
Distinctions |
Rounded form; white flowers; red fruit, 3/8" long; prefers well-drained acid soils but can tolerate dry soils; full sun. |
Limitations |
Susceptible to hawthorn leaf blight. |
Hardiness |
SE (Zone 4) |
Origin |
Cross between C. laevigata ‘Paul's Scarlet’ x C. succulenta at Morden Experimental Station, Manitoba |
Cultivars |
‘Toba’ leaves larger than English hawthorn, 2 to 4 lobed; fragrant, double white flowers fading to pink; resistant to rust; graft incompatibility problems; ‘Snowbird’ originated as an open pollinated seedling of ‘Toba’; double white flowers; supposedly hardier than ‘Toba’; sparse fruit production. |
