Waxyfruit Hawthorn

Crataegus pruinosa (Wendl. f.) K. Koch

Rose family

Plant Type
Tree, Shrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
25.0 feet
Flower Color
White
Bloom Time
Mid Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly)
Larval Host Satyrium liparops

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Ontario, Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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