Crataegus tomentosa

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Read about Crataegus tomentosa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Crataegus tomentosa, Linn. (C. Calpodendron, Medikus. C. pyrifolia, Ait. C. leucophloeos, Moench. C. Chapmanii, Ashe). Fig. 1101. Shrub or small tree, to 20 ft., with spreading branches unarmed or with short spines: Lvs. cuneate, obovate-oblong or elliptic, acute, serrate and often slightly lobed, dull green and usually finely glabrous above, below pubescent, 2-5 in. long: corymbs pubescent, compound and many-fld.; fls.½ in. across; calyx-lobes serrate: fr. usually oval, dull yellow or yellowish red, ¼-⅓in- across, sweet and succulent, in upright corymbs; stones 2-3, with 2 furrows on the inner side. June; fr. Oct. Ont. to Minn., south to Tenn. and Mo. S.S. 4:183. G.F. 2:425 (adapted in Fig. 1101). Gn. 22, p. 145. B.R. 22:1877. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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