The Parsley Haw is a distinctive and attractive small tree with shiny green dissected parsley-like leaves. The white flowers with red stamens appear in spring and are followed by red fruit. It is native to Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions of southeastern U.S. where it occurs on moist sites. It is one of the easiest Hawthorns to identify and is a very nice ornamental small tree for average garden and residential property soils.

Photo courtesy of Alan Cressler.