NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Crataegus aestivalis

Scientific Name:	Crataegus aestivalis
Genus:	Crataegus
Species Epithet:	aestivalis
Common Name:	Mayhaw, Eastern Mayhaw
Plant Type	Tree/Shrub
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Invasive Status:	^(*Key)
Size:	12-36 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	White
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist, Wet
Bloom Time:	March, April
Growing Area:	Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	Swamp forests, generally where flooded for much of the year, often flowering and fruiting while standing in water, often associated with Taxodium distichum, Nyssa aquatica, Nyssa biflora, and Planera aquatica, uncommon but sometimes locally abundant; occasionally growing as groves or stands in ‘mayhaw flats’. Uncommon in NC coastal plain.
Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Important for Wildlife
Landscape Value:	Suitable for home landscapes
State Rank:	S2: Imperiled ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
State Status:	W1: Watch List: Rare but Relatively Secure ^(*Key)
Notes:	The red fruit ripens earlier than many hawthorns, and is used to make jelly.
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Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/plant_list.php https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/crataegus-aestivalis/ https://nc.audubon.org/700

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