#1499 most planted
Crataegus coccinea
Scarlet hawthorn · also Scarlet-fruited thorn, Pear-fruited cockspur-thorn, Red haw
36
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
4
cities
9.8 in
median trunk (25 cm, 28 measured)
25 yr
median age (78% have a planting date)
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Crataegus coccinea, also known as scarlet hawthorn, is a tree species that has experienced taxonomic confusion, being considered synonymous with C. pedicellata. It is native to southeastern Canada and the eastern to north-central United States. The plant is identified by its scarlet-colored fruits.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 120.00%59 yr9.8 in
- 100.00%27 yr6.6 in
- 80.01%23 yr27 in
- 60.00%—2.4 in
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- New England-Acadian forests
Other Crataegus in the catalogue
29 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
