Real hawthorn

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Crataegus laevigata 'Paul's Scarlet'

Hawthorn ( Crataegus laevigata 'Paul's Scarlet' + Punicea + Punicea Flore Pleno ) is the name given to the widespread cultivated forms of the plant species double-fluted hawthorn ( Crataegus laevigata ( Poir. ) DC. ) From the genus of hawthorns ( Crataegus ) in the rose family (Rosaceae) ).

Red-flowered forms of the single hawthorn ( Crataegus monogyna Jacq. ) Are also known as hawthorn , there are also various hybrids .

The hawthorn grows as a deep-rooted, dense shrub or a tree up to ten meters high . It occurs mainly in Europe and North Africa, overgrown in bushes and on the edges of forests up to an altitude of 1000 meters. The real hawthorn prefers calcareous loam or clay soils , but is mainly used as an ornamental wood in gardens and on streets. The real hawthorn is extremely frost hardy and is also resistant to heat and urban climates.

The flowering period extends from May to June. The hermaphroditic, somewhat unpleasant smelling flowers are single or double, carmine-red and contain procyanidins . Unlike the unfilled forms, the real hawthorn produces only a few fruits.

literature

  • Gordon Cheers: Botanica . Edition Könemann, ISBN 3-89731-900-4 : Red thorn ( Crataegus laevigata ) on p. 264.

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