Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna
Origin: native
Type: deciduous
Height: up to 15m high
Winter buds: small reddish buds, often at the base of thorns, but rarely on the thorns.
Leaves: simple, 3-5 deep lobes (at least half way to the midrib), toothed near leaf tip, pink petiole.
Flowers: male and female white flowers, (occasionally tinged pink), arranged in loose clusters of 10-18, sweet scent, 1 stigma.
Fruit: red berry like haws with 1 seed.
Distribution: widespread, found in hedgerows and woodlands
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Hawthorn in spring (Nature Photographers/WTML) -
Hawthorn in summer (Nature Photographers/WTML) -
Hawthorn in autumn (Nature Photographers/WTML) -
Hawthorn in winter (Nature Photographers/WTML)
Not to be confused with
Midland hawthorn
The flowers of midland hawthorn (Crataegus laevigata) have 2-3 stigmas per flower and 2-3 seeds in each haw (fruit). The leaves are not as deeply lobed as the common hawthorn. (Wildlife GmbH/Alamy)
