Wild Hawthorn {Crataegus monogyna} Organic | Ornamental Fruiting Shrub | Edible | Showy Blooms | 10 seeds Free Shipping!

 

Crataegus monogyna grow and care – tree of the genus Crataegus also known as Common hawthorn or Single seed hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna perennial deciduous plant, grow for the edible fruits, but also used as ornamental plant and can grow as bonsai, can grow in temperate, mediterranean, subtropical climate and growing in hardiness zone 4b-10a and with the right care in hardiness zone 10b.

 

Leaves color green lobed to deeply lobed with serrated edge.

 

Flower color is white in the inner part is yellow and the stamens are red, 

the flowers grow on clusters.

 

 

Small to mid-sized deciduous thorny bush to small tree can be kept trimmed 

to desired size and even does well as a hedgerow species. Hawthorn trees 

are pretty dependably grown from seed but it takes patience.  Seed sown in 

the spring will germinate the following spring–sometimes exactly 365 days 

from sowing!  Seed sown in the fall usually germinates the following fall.  

Seedlings are very tough and can persist in nature for years until they get 

the chance to grow into trees.  Work up the seedlings out in gallon pots for 

a year or two before transplanting to landscape. Tree prefers full sun to part 

shade and deep, moist to mesic soil of average fertility. No compost or 

fertilizer is needed or recommended.  Space trees 30 feet apart or if making 

into a hedgerow plant 5 feet apart.  A giving plant to bird and beast alike. 

 

 

Tree has a beautiful fountaining habit, and the berries are really good to eat 

fresh, dried, or in confections (but remove the seeds lest they in turn remove 

a tooth).

 

Size of the plant:

3-10 m, 10-30 feet

 

Growth speed in optimal condition:

Medium growing

 

Water requirement:

Average amount of water / Big amount of water

 

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:

Full Sun / Half Shade

 

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?

No

 

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:

Yes, in containers need to keep the plants small, start with pot that will be 

20-50% more than the root ball, bigger the plant smaller the percentage, every 

time that the tree arrive to full capacity need to switch to bigger until arrives 

to desirable size, better to use this method because the soil lose the viability 

over time and it’s efficient of care for the tree, when the plant big need to 

switch part of the soil, drainage it’s important and need to make holes and to 

use peat soil and maybe some lava grit in the bottom or something like that, put 

a bottom for the container and when water the plant let it fill the bottom but 

also need to dry in the same day

 

Blooming information

Bloom season:

Spring / Summer

 

General information about the flower

White flower with yellow inner the stamens are red, the flowers grow on clusters.

 

Pollination is done by:

Bees

 

Edible Fruits

Fruit harvest season:

Summer / Autumn

 

Fruits pests or diseases:

Fruit fly, birds

 

What can be done with big quantities of Crataegus monogyna fruits?

Eat raw, dry, cooked

 

Work requirements on the fruit:

Cover the tree or protect the fruit against fruit fly

 

How long does it take to bear fruit?

3-4 years