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Schuette's hawthorn

Crataegus schuettei

Schuette's hawthorn
Photo: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possession, Public domain

Schuette's hawthorn is a small shrubby tree native to eastern North America, found at forest edges and old fields. It is a hardy, adaptable hawthorn that grows best in full sun with well-drained soil.

Family
Rosaceae (Rose family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then it tolerates moderate rainfall once rooted.
Soil
Well-drained loam or sandy soil; tolerates a range of soil types.
Temperature
Hardy to around -30 °C; suited to temperate climates.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Native range
E. Canada to NC. & E. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Crataegus schuettei, the royal hawthorn or Schuette's hawthorn, is a species of shrubby tree in the family Rosaceae, native to northeastern North America; from Arkansas and North Carolina north to Ontario and Quebec. It is typically found growing in forest edges and old fields. Its ripe fruit is red.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Crataegus schuettei 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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