| Description | Ohio Pioneer Hawthorn (Crataegus punctata) is a spineless, horizontal, branching tree with white flowers followed by red fruit dotted with white spots. |
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| Pronunciation | (kra-TEE-gus) |
| Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-7 |
| Sunlight | full sun tolerates light shade |
| Moisture | average best in moist |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | Fragrant, five-petaled, ½ inch white flowers borne in multi-flowered clusters called corymbs in spring. |
| Fruit | Red berry-like globe-shaped pomes, speckled with white dots. The common name for the fruit is Haw. The fruit has hard nutlets. Birds eat the fruit. |
| Leaves | Leaves are green, rounded or pointed at the tip, and may have a few shallow lobes |
| Dimensions | 20-30 by 20-30 feet (HS), has horizontal branching and a broad-rounded (almost flat-topped) crown |
| Cultivar Origin | Ohio Pioneer' is an essentially spineless version that was discovered in 1962 growing at the Secrest Arboretum Nursery in Wooster, Ohio. |
| Notes & Reference | #110-Hawthorns and Medlars (James Phipps), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens website (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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