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Fanleaf hawthorn

Crataegus flabellata

Also called Bosc's Hawthorn, New England Hawthorn, Fan Leaf Hawthorn, Fan Leaved Hawthorn

Fanleaf hawthorn
Photo: Staff SDGO, CC BY 3.0

Fanleaf hawthorn is a small native tree of the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, closely related to other hawthorns and often confused with Crataegus macrosperma. It is grown for its flowers, fruit and form, and needs full sun and well-drained soil.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply during dry spells in the first few years, then rely mostly on rainfall.
Soil
Well-drained loam or sandy soil, tolerant of a range of pH.
Temperature
Hardy in cold winters; tolerates cold well and is suited to temperate climates.
How easy
Easy
Native range
E. Canada to NE. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Crataegus flabellata is a species of hawthorn known by the common name fanleaf hawthorn. It is native to the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. It is intermediate in appearance between C. macrosperma and C. chrysocarpa. C. macrosperma, which occurs throughout the range of C. flabellata and also in the southeastern U.S., is often misidentified as C. flabellata.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Crataegus flabellata 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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