Atrosanguinea Hawthorn (Crataegus atrosanguinea)

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

Crataegus atrosanguinea is a deciduous Tree. It is not frost tender. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Midges. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in heavy clay soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in very alkaline soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pleasant taste. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; Large, succulent and fleshy with a pleasant taste.; The fruit can be used in making pies, preserves, etc, and can also be dried for later use.; There are up to five fairly large seeds in the centre of the fruit, these often stick together and so the effect is of eating a cherry-like fruit with a single seed.

Habitat & North American Range

Amongst shrubs on the slopes of gorges. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)