| Scientific Name: | Crataegus monogyna |
| Common Name: | common hawthorn |
| Family Name: | Rosaceae |
| Origin: | Europe |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Shrub - deciduous, Tree - deciduous, Weed (horticultural) |
| Mature Size: | 7 - 10m x 5 - 7m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Dense, Upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Attract birds, Hedge row, Spring interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Lobed, Alternate, Soft flexible, Palmate venation, Glabrous, Ovate, Serrate |
| Flowers: | Cyme, White, May |
| Fruit: | Edible, Pome, Red, Dark-red, Sep-Oct, (Persistent) |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves alternate, most blades ovate, 4-7cm long x 2-6cm wide, (3-)5-7 serrate lobes, deeply incised, glossy green, petioles 1.5-2.5cm long; corymbs with flowers 8-15mm wide, 5 white petals, 10 anthers turn pink-red to nearly black, pistil style unbranched, moderately fragrant, May; pomes dark red, oval, about 1cm long, single seed. Winter ID: small tree 5–14m tall, crown dense, thorns 1.5-2.5cm long, persistent fruit. | |