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Alabama Hawthorn

Crataegus alabamensis

Alabama Hawthorn
Photo: Daniel McNair, CC BY 4.0

Alabama hawthorn is a small native shrub or tree of the southeastern United States, recognized by its finely toothed leaves. It is a hardy, sun-loving plant that tolerates a range of soils once established.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water deeply during dry spells in the first two years, then mostly rely on rainfall.
Soil
Well-drained loam or sandy loam; tolerates a range of pH and moisture.
Temperature
Hardy in cool to warm temperate zones; tolerates winter lows well below freezing.
How easy
Easy
Native range
SC. Alabama, N. Florida
Climate
temperate

About

Crataegus alabamensis, the Alabama hawthorn, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to the southeastern United States. It can be distinguished from other hawthorns by its "beautifully formed" leaves with pronounced crenato-serrate margins.

Other Crataegus plants

+ Crataegomespilus · Rome hawthorn · May hawthorn · Hawthorn · Russian Hawthorn · Grand Rapids hawthorn · Fort Bend hawthorn · Mississippi hawthorn · Phoenix City hawthorn · Hawthorn · Sunny Hawthorn · Montgomery hawthorn

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Crataegus alabamensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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