Redhaw Hawthorn

Basisdaten

redhaw hawthorn(Crataegus sanguinea) leaf
redhaw hawthorn(Crataegus sanguinea) leaf
  • redhaw hawthorn(Crataegus sanguinea) leaf
  • redhaw hawthorn(Crataegus sanguinea) leaf underside
  • redhaw hawthorn(Crataegus sanguinea) leaves
  • redhaw hawthorn(Crataegus sanguinea) blossom
  • redhaw hawthorn(Crataegus sanguinea) blossoms
  • redhaw hawthorn(Crataegus sanguinea) branch with thorns
description: 

The Redhaw hawthorn is native to the region of Central Asia, Siberia and Mongolia. The fruits are edible.

Tree profile

name botanical: 
Crataegus sanguinea
other name: 
Siberian Hawthorn
family: 
Rose family (Rosaceae)
species: 
deciduous tree
height: 
up to 7 m (30 ft)
leaf: 

The leaves are ovate, serrated and dull green. The leaf arrangement is alternate.

leaf shape: 
ovoid
leaf margin: 
toothed
leaf position: 
alternate
fall foliage: 
yellow
flowering: 
April - Mai
blossom color: 
white
blossom description: 

The flowers of the hawthorn are fragrant, white and stand up together in tufts. The single flower has five petals.

gender distribution: 
monoecious / hermaphrodite
fruit: 

The apple-like fruit is green in summer and red in autumn. The diameter is about 1,5 cm (0.6 in) tall.

bark: 
The bark is gray-brown with cracks.
root: 
Deep-rooting
location: 
Sun
soil: 
undemanding
ph value: 
acidic to alkaline
usage: 

Garden tree, hedge plant

pruning: 
tolerates pruning well