Haw (Crataegus gemosa)

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

A rare small North American tree to 8 m (26ft). Bearing white flowers and masses of red fruits, 12-15mm across, which are sweet and succulent. Found in rich forest glades or the margins of woods, usually in low rich soil. Native to Eastern North America - Vermont to Wisconsin, North Carolina and Iowa.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet succulent flesh when fully ripe. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; Borne in fairly large clusters, the fruit it is about 12mm in diameter with a thick, sweet succulent flesh when fully ripe.; 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

Rich forest glades or the margins of woods, usually in low rich soil. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)