Habit
Flower
Leaves
Fruit
Bark
Fall Color
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Introduced in 1656, the Cockspur Hawthorn can be used as a single specimen, in groupings, as a screen, barrier plant, or in hedges.
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| Scientific Name |
Crataegus crusgalli |
| Common Name |
Hawthorn, Cockspur |
| Size
| 20 to 30 feet with a spread of 20 to 35 feet.
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| Habit |
Low-branched tree with horizontal, thorny branches. |
| Flower |
Perfect, white, 1/2 to 2/3" diameter, flowers with 10 stamens. |
| Leaf |
Alternate, simple, ovate to oblong-ovate, rounded at apex. |
| Fruit |
Pome-like drupe, deep red. |
| Bark |
Stems are moderate or slender, terete, usually armed with slender, numerous long thorns. |
| Fall Color |
Bronze-red to purplish red in fall. |
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