Big Golden Star Chinese hawthorn
Crataegus pinnatifida 'Big Golden Star'
RHS AGM 2021
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Big Golden Star' Chinese hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida 'Big Golden Star') is a tree for borders, hedges, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It blooms from early to late spring and draws butterflies and bees. It grows at a moderate pace with an erect habit and tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Japanese maple, Festiva Maxima peony, Ornamental onion, and Autumn fern.