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

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.

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

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