Crataegus viridis 'Winter King'
Common name: 
Winter King Hawthorn
Winter King Green Hawthorn
Pronunciation: 
kra-TEE-gus VIR-i-dis
Family: 
Rosaceae
Genus: 
Crataegus
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Deciduous tree, similar to the species.  About 20-25 ft (6-7.5 m) tall, with a somewhat greater spread, wide vase shape, angular branch pattern, few thorns.  Flowers white, blooms in May.  Reportedly fruits heavily, 9 mm, orange-red fruit persist into winter, if not consumed by birds.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 4     Selected in Indiana and introduced to commerce in 1955 by the Simpson nursery, Vincennes, Indiana.
  • Hesston, Kansas:  Dyck Arboretum of the Plains
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    plant habit, late spring flowering

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    leaves and fruit

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    leaves, fall

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    plant habit, winter

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    fruit in winter

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    twig, thorns

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    winter twig, buds