Hawthorn
Acer crataegifolium
Sapindaceae, Aceraceae · broadleaf deciduous tree · introduced
Last updated
Data Maturity Structured
This profile synthesizes data from multiple published sources. Expert field review is in progress.
Quick Facts
Height
30 ft
Spread
32 ft
Light
Part Shade
Soil
Moist
Water
Moderate
Hardiness
Zone Zones 6a–8b
Origin
moist regions of central and southern Japan
Diseases (23)
Symptom category — not a single disease Canker Erwinia amylovora Fire Blight Symptom category — not a single disease Leaf Spot Multiple obligate biotrophic fungi (Erysiphales: Erysipha... Powdery Mildew Thekopsora minima and Naohidemyces vaccinii Rust Venturia inaequalis Scab Kretzschmaria deusta Brittle Decay Limb and Wood Decay Armillaria ostoyae Armillaria Root Rot Bigleaf Maple Decline (Bigleaf Maple Dieback) Phytophthora spp. (P Bleeding Canker Various fungi (Phoma spp., Phomopsis spp., Cytospora spp.... Branch 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 abiotic (drought, heat stress) or bacterial (Xylella fast... Leaf Scorch Neonectria ditissima Nectria Canker Phyllosticta spp. Phyllosticta Leaf Spot Rhytisma punctatum Tar Spots Verticillium dahliae Verticillium Wilt
Pests (24)
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) Caliroa cerasi 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