Downy Hawthorn
Crataegus mollis
Downy hawthorn is the largest of the Midwestern hawthorns, with soft fuzzy leaves, broad clusters of white bloom, and unusually large red fruit relished by wildlife.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 20–40 ft
- Spacing
- 20–35 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~168 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, NE, NY, OH, OK, TN, TX, WI