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Crataegus crus-galli Cruzam ('Crusader®')

Crusader® Hawthorn

Attractive, white flowers and showy, orange-red fruit are held on a wide, spreading crown and stiff, horizontal branches. Oval, glossy, dark green foliage turns orange to red-orange in the fall.

  • »  Broad, rounded crown with horizontally tiered branches
  • »  This cultivar is free of thorns
  • »  Branches are covered with white flowers
  • »  Flowers are followed by berries that ripen to red in the fall
  • »  In summer, round to oval leaves are dark green
  • »  Foliage becomes orange to red-orange in autumn
  • »  Bloom Time: Spring

15gal
$294.00
B&B in Container Low Inventory
$684.00
  • Category:Trees
  • Hardiness Zone:4
  • Height:7-9 m
  • Spread:7-9 m
  • Bloom Color: White
Exposure
Full Sun
Soil Moisture
Average to Dry Soils
Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
Attracts Birds
Attracts Butterflies
Growth Rate
Medium
Attributes
Berries
Deciduous
Fall Color
Flowering Time
Spring
Habit
Rounded
Foliage Color
Green
Orange
Landscape uses
Specimen
Planting instructions
Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Crataegus crus-galli 'Cruzam'

The heavy covering of white flowers will produce red berries that remain well into the winter. Unique, layered branching, makes this plant visually appealing throughout all seasons.