Littlehip Hawthorn
Crataegus spathulatanative · Central Texas
Littlehip Hawthorn is a tree native to Central Texas that grows 15–20 ft tall and 20 ft wide. It wants part shade to shade and medium water, and handles clay soil. Blooms white in spring. Good for birds and bees.
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The facts
4 sources- Type
- Tree
- Sun
- Part shade to shade (2–4 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Medium
- Height
- 15–20 ft
- Spread
- 20 ft
- Bloom
- Spring · white
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Takes clay · recorded on sand, clay, moist
- Wildlife
- Supports birds and bees
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Northern Blackland PrairieSouthern Post Oak SavannaFloodplains and Low TerracesSan Antonio Prairie
39 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.