Hawthorn trees are a delight to have in the landscape because of their attractive shape, shade potential, and clusters of pink or white flowers that bloom in spring. Songbirds love hawthorns too, and they’ll visit often in fall and winter to enjoy the bright colored berries.

What does a hawthorn tree look like in bloom?

Hawthorn Flowers Hawthorn trees are known for their large clusters of creamy-white flowers covering the tree’s thorny branches when it’s in bloom. Hawthorn tree flowers bloom in mid to late spring, providing magnificent floral displays. Each single hawthorn flower has five petals and emits an intense, musky scent.

Does all hawthorn flower?

Flowers and leaves With blackthorn, it is flowers before leaves, but with the hawthorn, it is leaves before flowers. The blackthorn flowers first around April and the Hawthorn blossoms later, around May. This is why it is also known as the May tree.