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Crataegus prunifolia, photographed by an iNaturalist contributor
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Crataegus prunifolia

Plumleaf hawthorn · also Broad-leaved cockspur thorn

BroadleafDeciduous
251
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
3
cities
6.3 in
median trunk (16 cm, 159 measured)
27 yr
median age (98% have a planting date)

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Plumleaf hawthorn (Crataegus prunifolia) is a deciduous hawthorn species, considered a probable naturally occurring hybrid native to eastern North America. Its cultivar 'Prunifolia' is noted for being well-suited for smaller gardens.

Where it grows

Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.

  1. Berlin · Germany
    15837 yr6.3 in
  2. Copenhagen · Denmark
    9211 yr—
  3. Vancouver · Canada
    1—3.0 in

Traits

Form
Broadleaf
Foliage
Deciduous
Wildlife value
High
Blooms
Mar, Apr, May

Trunk diameters across every city: median 6.3 in, mean 7.3 in, 90th percentile 13 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.

Native range

Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.

Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests

  • Eastern Canadian Forest-Boreal transition
  • Eastern Great Lakes lowland forests

Other Crataegus in the catalogue

29 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.

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