common hawthorn may tree one seed whitethorn quickthornscientific name crataegus monogyna

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common hawthorn, hawthorn, May tree, one-seed hawthorn, whitethorn, quickthornScientific name:Â Crataegus monogyna Royalty Free Stock Photo

Common hawthorn, hawthorn, May tree, one-seed hawthorn, whitethorn, quickthorn Scientific name:Â Crataegus monogyna, Mature trees can reach a height of 15m and are characterised by their dense, thorny habit, though they can grow as a small tree with a single stem. The bark is brown-grey, knotted and fissured, and twigs are slender and brown and covered in thorns. It often hybridises with the UKâs other native hawthorn, Midland hawthorn &#Crataegus laevigata&#. Both species are similar and can be hard to tell apart.