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Plant profile · Austin & Hill Country

Gregg's Hawthorn

Crataegus greggiana
native · Central Texas

Gregg's Hawthorn is a tree native to Central Texas that grows 25 ft tall. It wants full sun or part shade. Blooms white in Apr. Deer rarely browse it. Good for butterflies.

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The facts

3 sources
Type
Tree
Sun
Full sun to part shade (3–6 hrs of direct sun)
Height
About 25 ft
Bloom
Apr · white
Foliage
Deciduous or dies back in winter
Deer
High — deer rarely browse it
Wildlife
Supports butterflies

Where it grows

12 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).

Can you buy it?

Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.