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 alternate 3 to 5-lobed, ovate to obovate, most blades 2-3cm x 2-4cm, dark green to 5cm long; flowers 1.5-2cm wide, white in mid spring; pomes red, most 6-10mm wide.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Round, Vase
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
5 - 7m
Mature Spread:
5 - 7m
Origin:
Central / west Asia, 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:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Obovate, Ovate
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Pinnately lobed, Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous, Corymb-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Pink
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Additional Info:
C. 'Plena' has double the number of white petals and C. 'Paul's Scarlet' also has double the number of petals but they are bright crimson
Fruit Type:
Edible, Pome
Fruit Colour:
Red
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Showy, Edible, Persistent, 2 or 3 pyrenes (seed + hard endocarp)
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
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Blight or needle cast, Caterpillar or cutworm, Fungal leaf spot, Heteroptera - true bugs, Leaf miner insect, Mildew, Rust, Scale insects, Stem borer insects (Drought tolerant)
Specific Pests:
