Leather-leaved hawthorn
In the Lederblättrigen hawthorn or apple thorn ( Crataegus x lavallei 'Carrierei') is the variety 'Carrierei' of "Lavallées Hawthorn" ( C. × lavallei Herincq ex Lavallée ) that was bred in France 1870th Lavallées hawthorn is a cross between the cockspur hawthorn ( Crataegus crus-galli ) and Crataegus pubescens fo. stipulacea ( Loudon ) Stapf .
description
The up to 7 m high, deciduous, late sprouting small tree stands out for its decorative fruit decorations. The plant has strong thorns up to 5 cm long. The leathery leaves are undivided, egg-shaped and alternate, their edge is serrated. They stick well into winter. The autumn leaves are strikingly orange-yellow.
The white flowers with pink stamens appear in May – June. The ripe apple fruits are orange-red to brick-red and 1 to 2 cm in size. They often stay on the trees until January.
Use / use
The leather-leaved hawthorn is often planted as an attractive street tree for greening the city center (e.g. Mainz , Bad Kissingen , Vatican City ) because of its decorative fruit decorations and the color of the autumn leaves. Usually it is the variety Crataegus x lavallei 'Carrierei'. The tree is urban climate-proof, drought and pruning tolerant. This variety bears white flowers with pink stamens in May, the fruit is quite large. However, the fruits are rarely used in the kitchen.
The 'Aurora' variety grows upright, compact with light orange fruits that stick into winter.
swell
- Bundessortenamt: Descriptive list of varieties . Wild fruit, 1999, ISSN 1430-9378 , p. 51
- Andreas Bärtels: Encyclopedia of the garden trees . Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3198-6 , p. 228
- Dericks-Tan, Vollbrecht: On the trail of wild fruits in Europe . Abadi-Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-00-021129-4 , pp. 289-290
- Helmut Genaust: Etymological dictionary of botanical plant names. 3rd, completely revised and expanded edition. Birkhäuser, Basel / Boston / Berlin 1996, ISBN 3-7643-2390-6 , p. 89.