Scientific Name:
Crataegus laevigata
Pronunciation:
kruh-TEE-gus lee-vih-GAY-tuh
Common Name:
English hawthorn
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves 3 to 5-lobed, dark green to 5cm long; flowers white in mid spring; fruits red pomes to 1.2cm long.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Round, Vase
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
5 - 7m
Mature Spread:
5 - 7m
Origin:
Africa, Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry
Landscape Uses:
Hedge row, Medicinal plant, Small garden/space, Specimen plant, Spring interest, Wildlife food
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Obovate, Ovate
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Pinnately lobed, Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous, Corymb-like
Flower Morphology:
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Pink (cv. Paul's Scarlet has double bright crimson flowers)
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Additional Info:
cv. Plena has double the petal number of species
Fruit Type:
Edible, Pome
Fruit Colour:
Red
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Showy, Edible, Persistent, pome small (6 - 15mm) with less than six one-seeded nutlets, usually 2, occasionally 1-3
Bark Morphology:
Plated
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid, Rounded or globular
Leaf Scar Shape:
Crescent shaped
Organ Modifications:
Thorns
Propagation:
Seed
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot (Drought tolerant)
Specific Pests:
