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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