Flat clusters of small, creamy white flowers in spring; flowers have an unpleasant scent; bright red fruit late summer and early autumn; spring foliage is very downy; fall color is yellow to bronze. Does well in full sun; moist, well-drained soil, but tolerant of drought; pH adaptable. This species has fewer thorns than Cockspur Hawthorn, and is sometimes planted as an ornamental for the large white flowers in the spring and crimson fruit in the fall.