CATTON ARBORETUM

Crataegus laevigata -- Pauls Scarlet

Common name: Purple Midland Thorn

Year planted: 2018

Country of origin: Hawthorns are native to large parts of Europe

Year introduced: Pauls Scarlet is a red flowered version introduced in the 1850s

Description: A smallish thorny tree between 3 to 7 m with glossy, lobed leaves. Double red flowers in the spring are followed by orange red berries in the autumn. Good for bees when in flower

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Tree number: 51
Crataegus laevigata -- Pauls Scarlet (Purple Midland Thorn)