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Sunny Hawthorn

Crataegus aprica

Also called Beadle Hawthorn

Sunny Hawthorn (Crataegus aprica) is a small shrubby hawthorn native to the southeastern United States, with small leaves and fruit that turn apricot-coloured before ripening red. Grow it in full sun in well-drained soil, as hawthorns generally need open, bright conditions.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then allow the top of the soil to dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained loam; tolerates a range of soil types.
Temperature
Hardy in temperate climates; tolerates winter cold well, but young plants need protection from extreme heat and drought.
How easy
Easy
Native range
SE. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Crataegus aprica is a species of hawthorn native to the southeastern United States. It is a bush with small leaves and fruit that go through an apricot-coloured stage before becoming red.

Other Crataegus plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Crataegus aprica 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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