Crataegus pedicellata

Scarlet Hawthorn (Crataegus pedicellata )

The scarlet hawthorn or scarlet hawthorn (Crataegus pedicellata, Synonyms: Crataegus coccinea L., Crataegus intricata Lange) is native to North America. The species name derives from the Latin word for pedicellaris, short stalks ' from; based on the stalked flowers.

Occurrence / Distribution

The plant is native to eastern North America. In Central Europe it is planted in ( natural ) Hedges, on embankments and roadside and is considered air pollution.

Description

Scarlet hawthorn grows very dense than breitwüchsiger shrub or up to 7 meters high, rundkroniger tree, as a hedge. The branches bear at a distance of a few centimeters irregularly distributed 3 to 5 inches long, almost straight thorns. The leaves are coarsely and often doubly serrate on the edge and colored autumn leaves as yellow-orange. The flowers appear in umbels in May, the ripened fruit can be harvested in September. They are up to 1 cm in diameter in size, are scarlet and sweet and sour taste.

Use / use

The plant is cultivated in semi-natural hedges or in gardens because of the fruit and jewelry of colorful autumn foliage. It is considered a valuable bird protection; the best tail height is from 1 to 2 meters, the need for a hedge plants at 3 to 4 per meter. Thrives on any not too dry, fertile garden soil in a sunny location and absonniger; best time to plant April or September / October. The fruits can be eaten fresh as a wild fruit or processed into jams, compotes, liqueurs and pastries and fermented into alcoholic beverages.

Swell

  • Federal Office of Plant Varieties: Descriptive list of varieties. Wild fruit species, 1999, ISSN 1430-9378, p 49
  • Andreas Bärtels: Encyclopedia of garden trees and shrubs. Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3198-6, p 230
  • Dericks -Tan, Vollbrecht: On the trail of wild fruits in Europe. Abadi - Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-00-021129-4, p 290
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