Parsley Hawthorne

Crataegus marshallii

Size: 3g & 7g availability

Tree
Max size: 30’ tall x 20’ wide
Average Size: 25′ tall x 15′ wide

Very Moist, Usually Moist
Loam, Sand
Sun, Part Shade, Shade
No Salt Tolerance

AKA: Thornapple

This showy tree has leaves that look like parsley and gets a red color in the fall. It blooms in spring with pretty white flowers. The edible fruits grow in late summer and persist through winter, giving a pop of red. The tree does have thorns. It attracts many pollinators, especially native bees. It is larval food for the hummingbird clearwing moth (Hemaris thysbe), striped hairstreak butterfly(Satyrium liparops), and blinded sphinx moth (Paonias excaecata).