Sun: full sun

Soil: can grow in different soil types including wet and clay, as well as sandy and well-drained; drought tolerant

Growth rate: moderate to fast (1-2 ft/yr)

Mature size: 25-30 ft. height, 25 ft. spread

Landscape use: flowering, bees and wildlife support, small/medium tree, establish a hedge/living fence

Fruit: bright red berries persist into winter

Flower: snow-white, showy flowers grow in clusters, late May/early June (just bloom for a little over a week!)

Fall color: orange/purple

Seasonal interest: leaf color emerges as red/purple, turns green, and then orange/purple in the fall; red berries in fall/winter

Sustaining wildlife: produces abundant berries that birds love, attracts large number of native bees for its nectar

Planting notes: thorns on branches; susceptible to fire blight and rust but overall known as one of the most tolerant and pest-free hawthorns