Crataegus × mordenensis
Morden Hawthorn

Crataegus × mordenensis - Summer Habit
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flowers:
White (White to pink-tinged, 0.5" dia., double flowers in clusters (corymbs); late spring)
 Foliage:
Green (Glossy summer foliage); Orange (Yellow-orange fall foliage)
 Fruit:
Red (Sparsely produced clusters of pinkish-red round fruits (0.5" dia.) ripening in fall)
 Ultimate Height:
15-20 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
15-20 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil:
Prefers moist, well-drained soils
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
The lustrous leaves (up to 3" long) are alternate, simple, and obovate with 2-4 lobes and deep sinuses.
 Special Characteristics:
  • Flowering Characteristics 436
  • Border 372
  • Hedge 234
  • Specimen 602

    • Additional Information

    This uncommon plant resulted from a cross between Crataegus laevigata 'Paul's Scarlet' and C. succulenta'. It has attractive clusters of double flowers and is highly resistant to hawthorn rust.

    1 Crataegus × mordenensis found

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