Basisdaten
description:
The redthorn is a common tree in Europe often used for bushy hedges or small avenues.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Crataegus laevigata 'Paul’s Scarlet'
family:
rose family (Rosaceae)
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 10 m (33 ft)
leaf:
The leaves are broadly ovate, lobed and the leaf margin serrate. The leaves are green and shiny, the underside is pale green. The leaf arrangement is alternate.
leaf shape:
ovoid
leaf margin:
serrated
leaf position:
alternate
fall foliage:
yellow
flowering:
May
blossom color:
reddish
blossom description:
The red flowers stand up together in bunches. The single flower has five petals.
gender distribution:
monoecious / hermaphrodite
fruit:
The fruit is apple-like, dark red and 1 cm (0.4 in) in size.
branches:
The branches are grayish. The buds are small, brownish, round and do protrude.
bark:
The bark is dark brown, first smooth, older with significant furrows.
root:
deep-rooting, suckering
location:
sun to half-shade
soil:
undemanding
ph value:
acid - alkaline
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