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Crataegus persimilis
Also called Broad Leaved Cockspurthorn, Broad Leaved Cockspur Thorn, Broadleaf Cockspurthorn, Plum Leaved Hawthorn
Plumleaf hawthorn is a small, dome-shaped tree native to eastern North America, grown mainly for its showy autumn colour and dense form. It is a likely natural hybrid and is widely planted as an ornamental, especially in Europe; the 'Prunifolia' cultivar is the one most often grown.
Crataegus persimilis is a species of hawthorn, known by the common names plumleaf hawthorn and broad-leaved cockspur thorn, native to southern Ontario, Canada, and the US states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia. It is widely cultivated, particularly in Europe, as an ornamental. Its sporadic distribution in its natural range and certain of its morphological characters leads authorities to consider it a probable naturally occurring hybrid, with its most likely parents being Crataegus succulenta (fleshy hawthorn) and Crataegus crus-galli (cockspur hawthorn). At least some specimens of this taxon are tetraploid. Some populations may be self-perpetuating by seed. The 'Prunifolia' cultivar is considered one of the top five trees for smaller gardens.
The C. persimilis cultivar 'Prunifolia' is used as a street tree, and is often used in gardens as an ornamental, especially for its spectacular autumn display. It is dense enough to use as a hedge or windbreak.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Crataegus persimilis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
