Crataegus persistens


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Read about Crataegus persistens in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Crataegus persistens, Sarg. Low tree, 12 ft. or more: branches wide-spreading, with numerous stout spines to 2 in. long: lvs. lanceolate to oblong-obovate, acuminate, cuneate at the base, coarsely serrate above the middle, at maturity glabrous, dark green and lustrous above, pale beneath, 2-3 in. long: corymbs slightly villous; fls. over ¾in. across; calyx-lobes glandular- serrate above the middle or entire; stamens 20, anthers white; styles surrounded at the base by a broad ring of pale tomentum: fr. ovoid or slightly obovate, crimson, not lustrous, over ½in. across; flesh thick and mealy, with 2-3 stones. May: fr. in Oct. S.T.S. 2:190. —Of unknown origin, possibly a hybrid of C. Crus-galli. Raised at the Arnold Arboretum. The lvs. remain on the branches unchanged until those of all the other hawthorns have fallen and the frs. persist until late into the winter. One of the most conspicuous of winter fruiting plants. CH


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