English Hawthorn (Crataegus laevigata 'Paul's Scarlet')

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Plant Habit:	Shrub Tree
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun
Water Preferences:	Wet Wet Mesic Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 8b
Plant Height:	15-20ft
Plant Spread:	20ft
Leaves:	Good fall color Unusual foliage color Deciduous Other: Leaves alternate, glossy green, rounded 3-5 lobed, serrulate, of variable size.
Fruit:	Showy Other: Red
Flowers:	Showy Other: Flowers double.
Flower Color:	Other: Rose/Mauve
Flower Time:	Spring
Uses:	Flowering Tree
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Butterflies
Resistances:	Drought tolerant
Toxicity:	Other: Seed is poisonous if ingested
Pollinators:	Midges
Miscellaneous:	With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Awards and Recognitions:	RHS AGM

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Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Jan 30, 2012 11:32 PM concerning plant:

Smooth Hawthorn (Crataegus laevigata 'Paul's Scarlet') is a tree that has dense thorny branches.

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Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Apr 4, 2019 4:14 PM concerning plant:

This Paul's Scarlet English Hawthorn used to be offered by nurseries in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast USA from the 1960's into the 1980's, but was largely dropped because it was so susceptible to the Hawthorn Leaf Spot or Blight, Entomosporium maculatum, that caused it to mostly defoliate most years by July or August. It would normally bloom well in late May or early June with plenty of pink flowers and leaves, but the fungus had invaded the foliage during the wetness of early spring and would cause almost total leaf loss in summer. Back in Europe I am sure it does perfectly fine.

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Crataegus English Hawthorn (Crataegus laevigata 'Paul's Scarlet')