species
Crataegus laevigata
Midland hawthorn
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Crataegus laevigata belongs to the family Rosaceae, also known as Midland hawthorn, native to the UK. It reaches 8 m tall and 8 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on clay, loam or chalk soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average or exposed positions. It tolerates coastal exposure. It flowers in May. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 8 m tall × 8 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Clay, Loam, Chalk
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average, Exposed
- Coastal
- Tolerates salt wind
- In the UK
- Native
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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