black hawthorn
Crataegus douglasii
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size10 to 25 feet tall10 to 25 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Shrub
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Black hawthorn (Crataegus douglasii) is a tree for hedges, pollinator gardens, accents, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to wet soil of most types. White flowers appear in dense clusters and are followed by blue-black berries. Its thorny, much-branched stems make a good barrier. Birds eat the berries, and bees and butterflies visit the fragrant blooms.
Pairs well with Red elderberry, Joe Pye weed, and Royal fern.
Native range
United States of America.