Cockspur hawthorn (Crataegus canbyi)

Family: Rosaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Pyramidal, Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked. The fruit is about 12mm in diameter and is borne in small clusters. It has a thick, bright red, juicy flesh. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The fruit is about 12mm in diameter and is borne in small clusters.; It has a thick, bright red, juicy flesh.; 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

Hedges and thickets. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)