Hawthorn with red, scarlet or orange fall colour?

I am looking for a Hawthorn with stunning fall colour.
Any suggestions? Thanks,

Christie

Lavalle hybrids gives nice color and also have large haws that remain interesting through much of the winter. Russian hawthorns are a little less colorful in the fall but are, perhaps, a bit more hardy. On the other hand, once they achieve some size they are gorgeous in the spring. "English" such as crimson cloud are also nice but are significantly less disease resistant. All are slow to moderate growers in my experience.

Roger

Aren't Hawthorns full of nasty, long thorns as big and sharp as sewing needles? My daughter has one next to her patio. It's a pretty tree, but yikes do those thorns hurt.

I have a Paul's Scarlet, and so far ( 2 years) no thorns. I read somewhere that if you pick off the thorns they don't come back.
Thanks Roger, I'll be investegating your suggestions!

Christie

You might ask in the CA forum if anyone has personal experience with any that actually turn nice colors out here--I don't know about hawthorns particularly, but many trees that turn nice colors in other parts of the country don't put on much of a show out here.

For sure, most hawthorns do have formidable thorns. There are thornless varieties that are nice such as the thornless cockspur, craetagus crus-galli var inermis. Good point about the mild California winters. I had a lot of hawthorns and all had good color when I lived in New Mexico but we did have below freezing winters. Perhaps the local ag extension service could be of help.

Roger

Worth considering Crataegus × grignonensis too - it's evergreen (the old leaves drop off at about the same time as the new ones come out), but it produces very heavy crops of large orange-red fruit. Very effective with the fruit set against the glossy green leaves. Birds usually leave the fruit until March or April, too (at which time they can become inundated with waxwings, a further good reason for planting it). I'll get a photo in the next few days.

Resin

Resin, does it need a cross pollinator? ( you see, that's all I can think about, haha)
Thank you so much!

Christie

Not sure. It may be apomictic, in which case it won't. But if it isn't apomictic, it will need pollinating.

Resin

Thanks Resin, I learned a new garden word now, apomictic, and the meaning of the word. That's always a good thing.

Donna

Anyone know a good source for hawthorn trees? the local source i found only grew the washington hawthorn's and wouldn't bring them up from the farm and sell them because they had black spots.

Here's Crataegus × grignonensis . . .