Honey bees
Nectar value
Low
Pollen value
Low
Pollinator plant
Midland Hawthorn, Smooth hawthorn, English Hawthorn
Crataegus laevigata
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Fruit tree, Shrub
- Size
- S,M
- Dimensions
- 6.00 m high × 6.00 m wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 4-8
- Moisture
- Moist, Wet
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Shade, Partial shade, Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Fruit, Leaves, Flowers
- Functions
- Timber, Voedselbos, Fragrant, Hedge, Windbreak
- Edibility
- 3 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 5 out of 5
Fruit - raw or cooked. It has a dry and mealy texture and is not very tasty. The fruit can be used for jam and preserves. The flesh can be dried, ground into flour, and mixed with regular flour when making bread and similar products. The fruit has a diameter of about 1 cm and contains up to five fairly large seeds in the middle, which often stick together, resulting in a cherry-like fruit with a single pit. Young leaves and shoots - raw. They are a tasty addition to salads and can also be used as a tea substitute. The roasted seeds can serve as a coffee substitute.