BasqueStore- 60 seeds Single Seed English Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna, Tree Seeds (Showy, Hardy)

Native to Europe, India and North Africa, English Hawthorn is a small, low-branching, deciduous tree or large shrub that is noted for its profuse spring bloom. It typically grows 15 to 30 feet tall with a rounded crown. Straight to zigzag, thorny stems are clad with 3 to 5-lobed, dark green leaves to 2 1/2 inches long. White 5-petaled flowers in clusters (corymbs) bloom in mid spring. Flowers are followed by red fruits (pomes to 1/2 inch long), containing a single seed, in fall. The fruit is sometimes called a Haw. The word Haw also means hedge, the Hawthorn being a thorny hedge. In the 1800s, English Hawthorn was widely planted in England as a hedgerow plant because of its thorns.