Basisdaten
description:
This small tree is native to Canada (East Coast) and even there it grows wild.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Crataegus canadensis
family:
Rose family (Rosaceae)
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 7 m (30 ft)
leaf:
The leaf of the hawthorn is ovate lobed (3-lobed), the two lower lobes are much smaller than the terminal lobe. The leaf margin is serrated and the leaves are alternate.
leaf shape:
ovoid
leaf margin:
serrated
leaf position:
alternate
fall foliage:
yellow
flowering:
May - June
blossom color:
white
blossom description:
The flowers of the hawthorn are white and stand up together in clusters. The flower has five petals.
gender distribution:
monoecious / hermaphrodite
fruit:
The fruit is apple-like, but only 1-2 cm (0.4 - 0.8 in) big.
branches:
The trunk and branches are covered with thorns. The thorns are conspicuously long. The buds are small and roundish.
bark:
The bark is brown and with long thorns.
root:
Deep-rooting
location:
sun
soil:
undemanding soils
ph value:
acidic to alkaline
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