(Glossy Hawthorn)

A beautiful, trouble-free hawthorn from the eastern and central United States, this small, broad-crowned, deciduous tree offers year-round ornament. Its dense spreading branches bear narrowly oval, sharply toothed leaves that are lustrous dark green before turning fiery colors in fall. The foliage is largely disease-free. Clusters of numerous small white flowers open in late spring, giving rise to bunches of small spherical fruits that ripen red in early fall. The ripe fruits persist through winter....

(Washington Hawthorn)

Washington hawthorn is a small rounded deciduous tree from the eastern United States. The three- to five-lobed, maple-like leaves change from purple when new to glossy dark green in summer to orange or red in fall. Flat clusters of scented white flowers appear in late spring or early summer, followed in fall by bright red berries that hold through much of winter, attracting songbirds. The spreading, horizontal limbs brandish long thorns. The snow-frosted thorns and berries are a highlight of the...

(Manbeck Select Washington Hawthorn, Washington Hawthorn)

Washington hawthorn is a small rounded deciduous tree from the eastern United States. The three- to five-lobed, maple-like leaves change from purple when new to glossy dark green in summer to orange or red in fall. Flat clusters of scented white flowers appear in late spring or early summer, followed in fall by bright red berries that hold through much of winter, attracting songbirds. The spreading, horizontal limbs brandish long thorns. The snow-frosted thorns and berries are a highlight of the...

(Spotted Hawthorn)

With its abundant spring flowers, bright fall color, and picturesque, wide-spreading crown, this small to medium-sized deciduous tree from eastern North America offers year-round interest. Broad and flat-topped in habit, it bears toothed, oval, dull green leaves that turn yellow in fall. The leaves are creased by a prominent midvein and numerous parallel, forward-pointing lateral veins. Numerous clusters of small white flowers open in late spring, giving rise to bunches of spherical to pear-shaped...

(Green Hawthorn)

Green hawthorn is a thorny, vase shaped, deciduous tree that is native to the eastern United States. The glossy green foliage turns red in the fall, while white flowers appear in late spring, attracting bees. There is a showy display of large, red fruit into fall and winter.

Green hawthorn can grow in most soil types but is best in non-alkaline, well drained soil and full sun. This tree is ideal as a specimen or street tree but be aware of the stiff, long thorns that line the wiry branches when...

(Green Hawthorn, Winter King Hawthorn)

With larger red fruits and a prettier form and bark than its parent species, a native of the eastern United States, the selection ‘Winter King’ is a tough and exceptional ornamental tree. A thorny, vase-shaped to rounded, deciduous tree, it has platy bark that exfoliates to reveal tones of gray, green and orange. It blooms with white flowers in the spring, and the glossy, green leaves turn red in the fall. There is a very impressive display of red fruits in fall and into winter.

Winter King hawthorn...

(Lavell's Hybrid Hawthorn)

A small deciduous tree that offers year-round interest, this hybrid hawthorn originated in the late nineteenth century at the Arboretum de Segrez in France. It bears clusters of mildly fetid white flowers in late spring, followed by small spherical fruits that ripen orange-red in fall. The toothed, oval, glossy dark green leaves may turn burgundy or gold tones in fall. They typically remain into winter, partially hiding the persistent fruit. The silver-gray branches are spiny on young trees; unarmed...

(Alamo Village Crinum Lily, Crinum Lily)

A bulbous perennial, the hybrid 'Alamo Village' is most likely the result of a random cross between Crinum americanum and C. zeylanicum. It was discovered in a garden by T.M. Howard in Alamo Village, Texas in the 1960s. This crinum lily is notable for its large, six-petaled, spiderlike, extremely fragrant flowers that bloom through the warm months. The blossoms range from deep rose to pinkish white when fully open. The leaves are strap-shaped, wavy, and glossy. They emerge from...

(Bradley Crinum Lily, Crinum Lily)

Producing immensely fragrant bell-shaped flowers, 'Bradley' is a plant selected by Australian gardener W.B. Bradley. It's reputed the result of a random cross between Crinum flaccidum and C. scabrum. This crinum lily is notable for its large, six-petaled, rose-wine flowers that bloom through the warm months. The leaves are strap-shaped and bright glossy green. They emerge from the bulb in a tight bundle and form an arching fountain as they extend. Overall, the foliage looks a...

(Carnival Crinum Lily, Crinum Lily)

Reddish rose-colored flowers, held horizontally, top the flower stalks on the large-growing Carnival crinum lily. The stunning 'Carnival' is a hybrid bred and selected by Thad M. Howard in 1964. Its lineage includes Crinum bulbispermum and C. 'Thaddeus Howard'. This crinum lily is admired for its large, six-petaled, reddish pink flowers that bloom through the warm months. Streaks of darker red-rose and white grace the petals, too. The leaves are strap-shaped and bright glossy green....