Pringle's hawthorn (Crataegus pringlei)

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

Crataegus pringlei is a deciduous Tree growing to 7 m (23ft). 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. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked. Dry and acid with a disagreeable flavour. The fruit is borne in small clusters and is up to 14mm long with a thick acid flesh. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; Dry and acid with a disagreeable flavour.; The fruit is borne in small clusters and is up to 14mm long with a thick acid 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

Thickets and woods along streams. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)