Crataegus crus-galli

Rosaceae

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Small/Medium Tree (Understory)

20 - 35ft

20 - 35ft

White

Fleshy; Green, Red

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Dry, Moist

May - June

orange to red

thickets and open ground, especially in dry or rocky places; slopes of low hills in rich soils

; Pests in pastures; many varieties are used in landscaping; fruits remain on the tree all winter, providing food for numerous birds and mammals, including bobwhite, partridge, pheasant, ruffed and sharptail grouse, gray fox, cottontail rabbit, and deer