Botanical name: Crataegus
Family: Rosaceae (rose)
- Deciduous
- Reaching a height between 20′-35′
- 20′-25′ wide
- often appears to be a shrub with a dense crown
- Leaves are simple, frequently lobed with serrated leaf margins
- Fragrant flowers grow in clusters and range from pink to white
- Fruit is an edible, small berry-like pome
- very adaptable to soil pH and soils conditions
- sharp, straight, thorns 1.5″-5.5″ in length on branches (some species of hawthorn are thornless)
- Dense thorny habitat makes this tree a favorite for birds and small animals
- Prefers full sun
- Plant hardiness zones 4-8
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- Hawthorn
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- Hawthorn ~ Fruit
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- Hawthorn ~ Flowers
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- Hawthorn ~ Leaf
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- Hawthorn – Leaves
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- hawthorn leaves and berries
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- Hawthorn ~ Branches
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- Hawthorn Tree
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- Hawthorn – Berries
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- Hawthorn ~ Twig
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- Hawthorn – Green Berries