Basisdaten
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
Hawthorns additional information
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