This small tree, up to 20 feet tall, is striking, with white flowers, red berries that turn purplish-black, crooked branches, long thorns, and beautiful fall color. It has high wildlife value and is an essential tree for a mixed wildlife border. It is a larval host plant to several native butterflies and moths. The berries often hang on through winter, providing a vital food source for birds and mammals. It prefers full sun and supplemental watering, although my trees have survived many of our summers without additional water. Native American tribes used all parts of the tree in a variety of ways.
These 1-gallon plants are beautiful and have put on new growth throughout the summer. I will be planting many in a mixed hedgerow. I’ve included a few pics of my mature Douglas hawthorns.
This small tree, up to 20 feet tall, is striking, with white flowers, red berries that turn purplish-black, crooked branches, long thorns, and beautiful fall color. It has high wildlife value and is an essential tree for a mixed wildlife border. It is a larval host plant to several native butterflies and moths. The berries often hang on through winter, providing a vital food source for birds and mammals. It prefers full sun and supplemental watering, although my trees have survived many of our summers without additional water. Native American tribes used all parts of the tree in a variety of ways.
These 1-gallon plants are beautiful and have put on new growth throughout the summer. I will be planting many in a mixed hedgerow. I’ve included a few pics of my mature Douglas hawthorns.
