Carriere Hawthorn Crataegus x lavalleei

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Crataegus

  Family:

  Symplocaceae

  Fire Risk Rating:

  low flammability

  Dimensions:

  Height: 15 ft. 0 in. - 30 ft. 0 in.

  Width: 15 ft. 0 in. - 25 ft. 0 in.

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Tree

  Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Habit/Form:

  Dense

  Oval

  Rounded

  Growth Rate:

  Medium

• Cultural Conditions:

  Light:

  Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

  Soil Drainage:

  Good Drainage

  NC Region:

  Mountains

  Piedmont

  Usda Plant Hardiness Zone:

  4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b

• Fruit:

  Fruit Color:

  Orange

  Red/Burgundy

  Display/Harvest Time:

  Fall

  Winter

  Fruit Description:

  Brick red to orange-red fruit with brown specks persists into winter.

• Flowers:

  Flower Color:

  White

  Flower Bloom Time:

  Spring

• Leaves:

  Leaf Characteristics:

  Deciduous

  Leaf Color:

  Green

  Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:

  Brown/Copper

  Red/Burgundy

  Hairs Present:

  No

  Leaf Length:

  3-6 inches

  Leaf Description:

  2-4"dark green leaves turn bronzy to coppery-red in fall.

• Stem:

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

• Landscape:

  Resistance To Challenges:

  Fire