Crataegus viridis (Crataegus viridis)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio Medium Coppice Potential Yes Fall Conspicuous Yes Fire Resistant No Flower Color White Flower Conspicuous Yes Foliage Color Yellow-Green Foliage Porosity Summer Dense Foliage Porosity Winter Moderate Foliage Texture Fine Fruit/Seed Color Red Fruit/Seed Conspicuous Yes Growth Form Multiple Stem Growth Rate Moderate Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) 24 Height, Mature (feet) 30.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Long Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability Yes Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils No Adapted to Fine Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance Medium CaCO3 Tolerance Medium Cold Stratification Required Yes Drought Tolerance Low Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance Low Frost Free Days, Minimum 180 Hedge Tolerance Low Moisture Use High pH, Minimum 4.3 pH, Maximum 7.3 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 300 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 700 Precipitation, Minimum 36 Precipitation, Maximum 60 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 18 Salinity Tolerance None Shade Tolerance Intolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) -24 Reproduction Bloom Period Early Spring Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance Medium Fruit/Seed Period Begin Spring Fruit/Seed Period End Fall Fruit/Seed Persistence Yes Propagated by Bare Root Yes Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container Yes Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings No Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 20000 Seed Spread Rate Slow Seedling Vigor Low Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate None Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product Yes Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product Yes Palatable Browse Animal High Palatable Graze Animal Low Palatable Human Yes Post Product No Protein Potential Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No