Basisdaten
description:
This hawthorn comes from eastern North America. The range extends from the east coast to about the middle of the country. The hawthorn grows as a small tree or shrub.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Crataegus mollis
family:
rose family (Rosaceae)
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 12 m (39 ft)
leaf:
The leaves are ovate, pale green and the leaf margin is serrated. The leaf arrangement is alternate.
leaf shape:
ovoid
leaf margin:
serrated
leaf position:
alternate
fall foliage:
golden-brown to bronze
flowering:
May - June
blossom color:
white
blossom description:
The white flowers stand up together in bunches and are fragrant. The single flower has five white petals.
gender distribution:
monoecious / hermaphrodite
fruit:
The fruit is apple-like, green first, then purple and about 1,5 cm (0.6 in) tall.
branches:
Young twigs are red, older are green-gray and have long thorns. The buds are small and almost round.
bark:
The bark is gray-brown and furrowed.
root:
deep-rooting
location:
sun
soil:
undemanding
ph value:
acidic to alkaline
usage:
hedge plant, garden tree
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