Manzanilla (Crataegus pubescens)

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

Crataegus pubescens is a deciduous Tree growing to 10 m (32ft 10in) at a medium rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7 and 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.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked. A mealy texture, it is often used in preserves. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; A mealy texture, it is often used in preserves.; For stewing, they are first boiled with wood ashes to remove the skin, then boiled in hot syrup with red colouring for a short time and hung on nails stuck into poles, much like candied apples.; 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

Not known. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)