Carried by 8 nurseries
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Crataegus douglasii is a species of hawthorn known by the common names black hawthorn and Douglas' thornapple. It is named after David Douglas, who collected seed from the plant during his botanical explorations. This thorny shrub is native to northern and western North America, where it grows in varied habitats from forest to scrubland. It is most abundant in the Pacific Northwest. This is a compact erect bushy shrub covered in fan-shaped green leaves with teeth along the distal margin. Thorns along the branches are one to two centimeters long. White flowers with greenish centers grow in bunches at the ends of each thin branch. The fruit is a very dark purple pome up to about a centimeter across. The fruits were a good food source for Native American peoples such as the Cheyenne and Nlaka'pamux.
Shrub
15 ft Tall
Upright
Moderate
White, Green
Spring
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Moderate
Moderate
Slow, Medium
Prefers deep, moist, fine-textured soil.
For propagating by seed: Scarify or soak in concentrated H 2S04 for 2-3 hrs., and stratif y 3-4 mos. For fresh dried fruit, soak in water 2-3 days to sof ten, remove pulp and sow immediately; this has given fair germination (Heit 1971).
1, 2*, 4*, 5*, 6*, 7*, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Streamsides, meadows, grassy places,
Foothill Woodland, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Oak Woodland, Red Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Wetland-Riparian
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 36 likely
Placid Dart
Abagrotis placida
Fingered Dagger Moth
Acronicta dactylina
Funerary Dagger Moth
Acronicta funeralis
Yellow-Haired Dagger Moth
Acronicta impleta