Eastern Mayhaw (Crataegus aestivalis)

Family: Rosaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Spreading or horizontal, Vase.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pleasant flavour. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; Juicy and acid with a pleasant flavour.; It is up to 2cm in diameter.; The fruit is frequently used and much prized in parts of southern N.

Habitat & North American Range

Found on the outer coastal plain in seasonally flooded depressions, in floodplains or in uplands. It is commonly found in river swamps, pond areas, and along stream banks. (Zone 6)