Hawthorne

Crataegus sp

Characteristics

• Trees or shrubs with scaly bark and heavily armed twigs

• Deciduous leaves simple, alternate

• Flowers in white to red clusters

Ecology

• Thicket forming shrubs in the wild

• Northeastern Oregon has abundant thickets

• Often associated with Chokecherry, Alders, willows

• Ornamentals all over town

• Thickets provide excellent cover for birds and small mammals