Hawthorn, English (Crataegus laevigata) seeds
$4.95 – $20.10
Family: Rose (Rosaceae)
Hardy to zone 4 to 8
(Syn. Crataegus oxyacantha, Midland Hawthorn, English Hawthorn, Mayflower) Deciduous thorny bush to small tree. Native to the Midlands of Great Britain, with a wide distribution throughout western and central Europe. Traditional use (TWM): Maladies of the heart. Plants prefer full sun to part shade and water. Well-suited to clay soils. Shelterbelt, landscape tree, hedgerow, living fence. This is the prettiest of the Hawthorns, with pink or red flowers and showy autumn color. The fruits are excellent. Plant prefers well-drained garden soils and is relatively drought and cold tolerant, requiring little care once established. Sow the seeds anytime. It will take about a year for them to come up. Sow about 5 seeds per gallon pot, 1/2 to 1 inch deep, and mulch with decomposed leaves. Label well. Keep pot in the cool shade, and water occasionally, especially if rain or snowfall is not abundant. Once seedlings emerge, they may be pricked to individual pots and grown on for a year or more, until the trees are large enough to transplant to the landscape.
Packet contains 10 seeds
10 g contains ~220 seeds
100 g contains ~2,220 seeds
Open Pollinated, untreated, NO GMO’s
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Sara –
Hello!
Will the monogyma or oxyacantha plant grow in Northern NJ?
Also, looking to buy a plant… Do you have monogyma and oxyacantha available?
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Richo Cech –
Hi Sara,
Hawthorne grows fine in N NJ. We will have plenty of Crataegus monogyna trees in the spring of 2024. Please hit waitlist and reserve your tree when you get the e-mail. It is getting late to plant them, anyway, in the fall and i think a spring transplant will be preferable. richo
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Astrid Hensel –
Can you tell me what the difference is between the craetagus monogyna and the crataegus oxyyacantha?
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Richo Cech –
the leaf shape is different, the flower color may be contrasted by looking at the photos in the respective monographs, and the monogyna is one-seeded while the oxyacantha is multi-seeded. r
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Laura M –
Hi, do you think you might be offering English hawthorn plants in the future? Thanks!
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Richo Cech –
hello laura, yes, we have done these in the past and will do them in the future. richo
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Carrie Marshall –
Hello
I’m looking for Crataegus oxyacantha. Is this virtually the same? Thanks!
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Richo Cech –
hi carrie, it is exactly the same. r
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Ericka –
What is the best hawthorn and Ginkgo biloba for growing in zone 9 .
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Richo Cech –
Hi Ericka, There’s only one Ginkgo biloba and it does grow in a z 9. as for hawthorn, i like the Crataegus monogyna best. we have nice seedling trees of this available, too, if you’re interested. r
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Richo Cech –
yes, and stones must be removed prior to consumption
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Marcelo Roman –
What is the germination rate of crataegus?
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Richo Cech –
The cut test of lot 10576 shows 95% germ.
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