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Hawthorn

Crataegus

Description:

Commonly called Hawthorn or Thornapple, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia and North America. They are shrubs or small trees, mostly growing to 5–15 m tall, with small pome fruit and (usually) thorny branches. The most common type of bark is smooth grey in young individuals, developing shallow longitudinal fissures with narrow ridges in older trees. Hawthorns provide food and shelter for many species of birds and mammals, and the flowers are important for many nectar-feeding insects.

Notes:

Updated to include winter photos on December 30th, 2011.

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5 Comments

CourtneyVerk
CourtneyVerk 12 years ago

Updated to include winter photos.

CourtneyVerk
CourtneyVerk 12 years ago

Thank you, Pulkit.Singal!

Pulkit.Singal
Pulkit.Singal 12 years ago

beautiful shot

CourtneyVerk
CourtneyVerk 12 years ago

Thanks to KristalWatrous for helping to identify this spotting!

KristalWatrous
KristalWatrous 12 years ago

This looks like a hawthorn (Crataegus sp.) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crataegus.

CourtneyVerk
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CourtneyVerk

Canada

Spotted on Oct 26, 2011
Submitted on Oct 27, 2011

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