Hawthorn
Acer crataegifolium
Sapindaceae, Aceraceae · broadleaf deciduous tree · introduced
Last updated
Plant Profile
Size & Form
Height
30 ft
Spread
32 ft
Site Requirements
Light
Part Shade
Soil Drainage
Moist
Soil pH
4.5-8.5
Water
Moderate
Hardiness
Zones 6a–8b
Ornamental Interest
Fall Color
Yellow
Origin
moist regions of central and southern Japan
Watch for this season
Fire BlightHigh
Bloom Infection Window
Powdery MildewHigh
Active Conidial Spread
RustHigh
Uredinial Stage (Summer)
Root Colonization Period
+ 15 more — see full disease and pest lists below
Diseases: Regionally Documented (20)
Erwinia amylovora Fire Blight Symptom category — not a single disease Leaf Spot Multiple obligate biotrophic fungi (Erysiphales: Erysipha... Powdery Mildew Multiple genera (Melampsoridium, Thekopsora, Naohidemyces... Rust Venturia spp. — multiple host-specific species: V Scab Kretzschmaria deusta Brittle Decay Multiple Basidiomycete fungi cause wood decay in trees Wood Decay Armillaria spp. — primarily A Armillaria Root Rot Bigleaf Maple Decline (Bigleaf Maple Dieback) Phytophthora spp. (P Bleeding Canker Taphrina spp. Leaf Blister Phytophthora spp. (P Phytophthora Root Rot Cryptostroma corticale Sooty Bark Disease Discula destructiva (dogwood), Kabatiella and Discula spp... Anthracnose Bacterial Leaf Spot and Dieback Multiple possible causes (see Disease Cycle section) Fasciation Neonectria ditissima Nectria Canker Phyllosticta spp. Phyllosticta Leaf Spot Rhytisma punctatum Tar Spots Verticillium dahliae Verticillium Wilt
Pests: Regionally Documented (23)
Choreutis pariana Apple-and-thorn skeletonizer Acanthococcus azaleae Azalea bark scale Enarmonia formosana Cherry bark tortrix Hyphantria cunea Fall webworm Dysaphis crataegi Hawthorn aphid Tortricidae Leafroller Pear sawfly (pear slug) Coccoidea Scale insect Tetranychidae Spider mite Malacosoma spp. Tent caterpillar Aphidoidea Aphid Pulvinaria innumerabilis Cottony maple scale Vasates quadripedes Maple Bladdergall Mite Boisea rubrolineata Western boxelder bug Prionoxystus robiniae Carpenterworm Megachile spp. Leafcutting bee Proteoteras aesculana Maple tip moth (Maple twig borer) Lepidosaphes ulmi Oystershell scale Otiorhynchus spp. Root weevil Edwardsiana rosae Rose leafhopper Leucoma salicis Satin moth Frankliniella occidentalis Western flower thrips Proteoteras moffatiana Maple shoot moth
Cultivars (1)
'Veitchii'
Common name: Veitch Hawthorn Maple; Mature height: 10–13 ft
Data Maturity Structured Multiple sources. Expert review underway.