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Hawthorn

Classification:

Family:  Rosaceae, rose family
Genus species:  Crataegus crus-galli

Leaves:
Leaves are 3 inches long, oblanceolate or elliptic, finely serrated along edges, leaf bases are wedge-shaped, leaf tips are rounded. Leaves are leathery, dark green above, pale green below.

Bark:
Bark is gray, rough, scaly

Flowers:
Flowers are produced in clusters. Each flower has five white petals, about ½ inch in diameter.

Fruit:
Fruit is a dark red berry, produced in small drooping clusters

Twigs:
Twigs produce unbranched thorns, up to 4 inches long

More Information:

“Haw” is from the German for “hedge.”  The genus name Crataegus is from the Greek kratos for “strength” because of the hard wood of the tree.

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