TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA

Crataegus sp., Blackthorn, Cockspur, Hawthorn, Washington Thorn

Crataegus sp.

Blackthorn, Cockspur, Hawthorn, Washington Thorn
Family: Rosaceae
USDA Zone: 4-8?
USDA Plant Hardiness MapPlant used for bonsaiSmall tree 10-20 ftFull sunModerate waterRegular waterRed, crimson, vinous flowersOrnamental foliageWhite, off-white flowersPink flowersThorny or spinyEdible plantPlant attracts butterflies, hummingbirdsEthnomedical plant.
Plants marked as ethnomedical and/or described as medicinal, are not offered as medicine but rather as ornamentals or plant collectibles.
Ethnomedical statements / products have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. We urge all customers to consult a physician before using any supplements, herbals or medicines advertised here or elsewhere.Subtropical or temperate zone plant. Mature plant cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

Hawthorns are frost-hardy, robust, deciduous tree, most of which are compact enough even for quite small gardens.

+Crataegomespilus is the generic name applied to graft-chimeras between the genera Crataegus and Mespilus.





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