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Crataegus x media, photographed by an iNaturalist contributor
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Crataegus x media

Intermediate hawthorn

Deciduous
48
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
3
cities
3.3 in
median trunk (8 cm, 47 measured)
17 yr
median age (63% have a planting date)

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Crataegus × media is a hybrid hawthorn resulting from a cross between C. monogyna and C. laevigata. Horticulturally significant forms include those with double pink or red flowers. The cultivar 'Carrierei' is a deciduous tree with thorns, glossy green leaves, and striking fall color.

Where it grows

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

  1. Paris · France
    2923 yr3.3 in
  2. Helsinki · Finland
    156.8 yr2.0 in
  3. Boston · United States
    4—16 in

Traits

Foliage
Deciduous
Mature height
22–25 ft
Canopy spread
15–20 ft
Water needs
Moderate
Wildlife value
Moderate
Blooms
Mar, Apr, May

Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.3 in, mean 5.2 in, 90th percentile 11 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

  • Baltic mixed forests

Other Crataegus in the catalogue

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

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