HAWTHORN

Crataegus spp.

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CLASSIFICATION—
Flowering Tree

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Shrub or small tree with thorned branches
White blossom appearing before full leaf
Deep roots anchoring at slope and field edge
Older growth thick-barked and gnarled

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SEASON—

Flowering at late spring

Fruit ripening toward autumn

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ARCHIVE—

Household record, c. 1645

“The berries being ripe, let them be bruised and steeped in wine or spirit and kept close stopped. After time, stain the liquor clear, reserving as a cordial for the heart.”

 

CORRESPONDENCES—

Earth

Threshold

Late Spring

 

NAMES—

Hawthorn

Whitethorn

May Tree

Hagthorn

King’s Thorn

 

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