Single Seed English Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna, Tree Seeds

Easy to Grow, Showy Flowers, Showy Edible Fruits, Attracts Birds and Butterflies, Wildlife Food/Shelter, Shade Tree, Street Tree, Hedge, Cold, Heat, Drought and Urban Tolerant, Bonsai

Native to Europe, India and North Africa, English Hawthorn is a small, low-branching, deciduous tree or large shrub that is noted for its profuse spring bloom. It typically grows 15 to 30 feet tall with a rounded crown. Straight to zigzag, thorny stems are clad with 3 to 5-lobed, dark green leaves to 2 1/2 inches long. White 5-petaled flowers in clusters (corymbs) bloom in mid spring. Flowers are followed by red fruits (pomes to 1/2 inch long), containing a single seed, in fall. The fruit is sometimes called a Haw. The word Haw also means hedge, the Hawthorn being a thorny hedge. In the 1800s, English Hawthorn was widely planted in England as a hedgerow plant because of its thorns.

Hawthorns are an important food for wildlife in winter, particularly thrushes and waxwings. The fruit of Hawthorn are edible but are commonly made into jellies, jams, and syrups, used to make wine, or to add flavor to brandy, rather than eaten fresh. They are pulpy and delicate in taste. The flower petals are also edible, as are the leaves, which if picked in spring when still young, are tender enough to be used in salads.

Crataegus monogyna is one of the most common species used as the "Hawthorn" of traditional herbalism, which is of considerable interest for treating cardiac insufficiency by evidence-based medicine. The plant parts used medicinally are usually sprigs with both leaves and flowers, or alternatively the fruit. Several species of Crataegus have both traditional and modern medicinal uses. It is a good source of antioxidant phytochemicals, especially extracts of Hawthorn leaves with flowers

Leaf: Alternate, simple, 1 to 2 inches long, obovate, serrate and deeply lobed, subtending long thorns, dark green above and paler below.
Flower: Monoecious; perfect, small white flowers 1/4 to 1/2 inch, with 5 petals produced in clusters near the end of the twig, appearing in mid to late spring.
Fruit: Small single seed, dark red pomes, 1/4 to 1/2 inch in diameter; maturing in the early fall.
Twig: Slender, gray; buds dark, shiny red and round; bearing obvious, stiff, 1 inch long thorns; leaf scars contain 3 bundle scars.
Bark: Smooth and red-brown when young, later turning gray and scaly.
Form: Erect, spreading deciduous shrub or small tree 15 to 30 feet tall.

Other Names: Oxyacantha monogyna, One Seed English Hawthorn, Singleseed English Hawthorn, Common Hawthorn, May, Mayblossom, Maythorn, quickthorn, Whitethorn, Motherdie, Haw

Zone: 4 to 8

Growth Rate: Slow to Moderate

Plant Type: Small deciduous tree or large shrub
Family: Rosaceae

Native Range: Europe, India, Northern Africa

Height: 15 to 30 feet
Spread: 15 to 20 feet

Bloom Time: April to May

Bloom Color: White

Sun: Full Sun
Fall Color: Not Showy

Drought Tolerance: Moderate

Water: Medium
Maintenance: Medium

Site Requirements /Soil Tolerances: Best grown in moist but well-drained soils in full sun. This tree generally does not grow well in hot and humid summer climates.

Culture: Transplants easily. Responds well to pruning.

Uses: Small flowering landscape tree. May also be pruned as a hedge. The thorny stems of Hawthorn make it an ideal boundary hedge that will help keep unwelcome visitors out of the garden. If grown as a formal hedge, it will need to be pruned twice a year, in summer and autumn. Grown as an informal hedge, the only pruning needed is the removal of the most vigorous shoots in winter.

Sowing Crataegus monogyna Seeds:

For best results, please follow the instructions in the order provided.

Scarify: Soak in water for 24 hours

Stratify: Cold 120 days, 40 Degrees F in a Moist Medium (Not wet).

Germination: Sow 1/2” Deep, Keep moist (Not wet).

For more information about seed pretreatment and growing trees and shrubs from seed, please download this .pdf:

https://cdn.forestresearch.gov.uk/2007/08/fcpg018.pdf

Germination:

1. Seeds Packets are labeled with seed name and sowing details.
2. Seeds have not been pretreated unless specified in the listing.
3. Seed is not a specific Cultivar (Variety) unless specified in the listing.
4. Due to the many factors involved in successful germination, Seller cannot be responsible for buyers growing methods or mistakes.
5. I have provided what I believe to be a good overview on this page (which you are free to print for further reference), however, it is still recommended to check specialist literature for more details and practices specific to your climate and soil conditions to avoid mistakes in the germination and growing process.

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