Frosted Hawthorn

description:

This Crataegus is very common in eastern Canada and the United States of America. The hawthorn grows often bushy.

name botanical:

Crataegus pruinosa

synonym:

Crataegus mackenzii

family:

Rose family (Rosaceae)

species:

deciduous tree

height:

up to 7 m (30 ft)

leaf:

The leaves are dark green, shiny with a serrated margin. The leaf arrangement is alternate.

leaf shape:

ovoid

leaf margin:

serrated

leaf position:

alternate

fall foliage:

yellow to orange

flowering:

Mai

blossom color:

white

blossom description:

The flowers are white and stand together in bunches.

gender distribution:

monoecious / hermaphrodite

fruit:

The fruit is apple-like, small (> 1.5 cm (0.6 in)), only green in summer and red in autumn.

branches:

The branches are red-brown with large thorns. The buds are small, round and red-brown.

bark:

The bark is furrowed and brown.

root:

deep-rooting

location:

sun to partial shade

soil:

undemanding

ph value:

slightly acidic to alkaline