Scientific Name:
Crataegus monogyna
Pronunciation:
kruh-TEE-gus mon-oh-JYE-nuh
Common Name:
common hawthorn
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous, Tree - deciduous, Weed (horticultural)
Key ID Features:
Small tree 5–14m tall, with a dense thorny crown; leaves alternate, most blades ovate, 4-7cm long x 2-6cm wide, with 5-7 serrate lobes, petioles 1.5-2.5cm long; corymbs with florets about 1.5cm wide, 5 white petals, 10 anthers turn pink-red to nearly black, May,, moderately fragrant; pomes dark red, oval, about 1cm long, single seed. Winter ID: persistent fruit; thorns.
Deciduous tree, 20-30 ft (6-9m); dense, rounded headed. Thrones to 2.5cm. Leaves alternate, simple, 2-6.5cm long, 3-7 lobed, deeply incised, glossy green. Flowers white, 8-15mm wide, with a single style (single ovary or stone, hence monogyna , i.e., with one pistil, the female element of a flower), in clusters (umbelate). Fruit oblong, 1cm diam., red, with a single stone (seed).
Habit:
Dense, Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
10 - 15m
Mature Spread:
7 - 10m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Attract birds, Hedge row, Spring interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Palmate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Obtuse
Bases:
Obtuse
Margins:
Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous, Corymb-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Time at Peak:
May
Fruit Type:
Edible, Pome
Fruit Colour:
Red, Dark-red
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Showy, Edible, Persistent, Pome < 1cm long containing a one-seeded nutlet.
Bark Morphology:
Plated
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid, Rounded or globular
Leaf Scar Shape:
Crescent shaped
Organ Modifications:
Stipule, leafy, Thorns
Propagation:
Seed
Pest Susceptibility:
Caterpillar or cutworm, Diptera - true flies, Fungal leaf spot, Leafhopper or spittlebug, Rust (Drought tolerant)
Specific Pests:
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (FSC) Far South Campus
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (WDH) Wark-Dumais House