| Description | A thornless variety of the Cockspur Hawthorn. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (kra-TEE-gus)(krus-GA-li) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-6(7) |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | white inflorescence, fruit pome-like drupe, reds |
| Fruit | pome, red |
| Leaves | simple, serrated, glossy green, bronze red fall |
| Stems | lack the 2 inch thorn of species |
| Dimensions | 20 feet, dense low horizontal branching habit |
| Misc Facts | The Pilgrim's ship "Mayflower" was named after the English Hawthorn. Grus-galli means leg of a cock referring to the thorns. Inermis means "unarmed" lacking the thorns. Extracts from the fruit have been used to treat heart aliments. (syn. C. tenax) |
| Notes & Reference | #1-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr), #75-Encyclopedia of Nuts, Berries and Seeds (John Heinerman), #110-Hawthorns and Medlars (James Phipps) |
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