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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Crataegus cuneata is a deciduous Shrub growing to 15 m (49ft 3in).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from May to June. 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 and can grow in very alkaline soils.
It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist or wet soil and can tolerate drought. The plant can tolerates strong winds but not maritime exposure.
It can tolerate atmospheric pollution.
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Synonyms
Plant Habitats
Woodland Garden Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Fruit
Edible Uses:
Fruit - raw or cooked and used in pies, preserves etc[147, 183]. It can also be dried for later use[177, 183]. A pleasant flavour, it is sold in local markets in China and Japan[178]. The fruit contains about 0.44% protein, 1% fat, 22.1% carbohydrate, 0.8% ash, it is rich in vitamin C, fruit acids and pectin[179]. 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[K].
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Medicinal Uses
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Anodyne Anticholesterolemic Astringent Blood tonic Cardiotonic Dysentery Haemostatic Hypotensive
Stomachic Vitamin C
The fruits and flowers of hawthorns are well-known in herbal folk medicine as a heart tonic and modern research has borne out this use. The fruits and flowers have a hypotensive effect as well as acting as a direct and mild heart tonic[222]. They are especially indicated in the treatment of weak heart combined with high blood pressure[222]. Prolonged use is necessary for it to be efficacious[222]. It is normally used either as a tea or a tincture[222]. The fruit is anodyne, anticholesterolemic, antidiarrhetic, antidysenteric, astringent, blood tonic, cardiotonic, haemostatic and stomachic[61, 147, 176, 218]. It is used in the treatment of dyspepsia, stagnation of fatty food, abdominal fullness, retention of lochia, amenorrhoea, postpartum abdominal pain, hypertension and coronary heart disease[176].
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Other Uses
Wood - heavy, hard, tough, close-grained. Useful for making tool handles, mallets and other small items[82].
Special Uses
Scented Plants
References More on Other Uses
Cultivation details
A very easily grown plant, it prefers a well-drained moisture retentive loamy soil but is not at all fussy[11, 200]. Once established, it succeeds in excessively moist soils and also tolerates drought[200]. It grows well on a chalk soil and also in heavy clay soils[200]. A position in full sun is best when plants are being grown for their fruit, they also succeed in semi-shade though fruit yields and quality will be lower in such a position[11, 200]. Most members of this genus succeed in exposed positions, they also tolerate atmospheric pollution[200]. Although perfectly cold-hardy in most of Britain when dormant, the young growth of this species might be susceptible to spring frosts[11]. Hybridizes freely with other members of this genus[200]. Seedling trees take from 5 - 8 years before they start bearing fruit, though grafted trees will often flower heavily in their third year[K]. The flowers have a foetid smell somewhat like decaying fish. This attracts midges which are the main means of fertilization. When freshly open, the flowers have more pleasant scent with balsamic undertones[245]. Seedlings should not be left in a seedbed for more than 2 years without being transplanted[11].
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Plant Propagation
Seed - this is best sown as soon as it is ripe in the autumn in a cold frame, some of the seed will germinate in the spring, though most will probably take another year. Stored seed can be very slow and erratic to germinate, it should be warm stratified for 3 months at 15°c and then cold stratified for another 3 months at 4°c[164]. It may still take another 18 months to germinate[78]. Scarifying the seed before stratifying it might reduce this time[80]. Fermenting the seed for a few days in its own pulp may also speed up the germination process[K]. Another possibility is to harvest the seed 'green' (as soon as the embryo has fully developed but before the seedcoat hardens) and sow it immediately in a cold frame. If timed well, it can germinate in the spring[80]. If you are only growing small quantities of plants, it is best to pot up the seedlings as soon as they are large enough to handle and grow them on in individual pots for their first year, planting them out in late spring into nursery beds or their final positions. When growing larger quantities, it might be best to sow them directly outdoors in a seedbed, but with protection from mice and other seed-eating creatures. Grow them on in the seedbed until large enough to plant out, but undercut the roots if they are to be left undisturbed for more than two years.
Other Names
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Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: China (Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng (south), Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng)
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
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| Latin Name | Common Name | Habit | Height | Hardiness | Growth | Soil | Shade | Moisture | Edible | Medicinal | Other |
| Crataegus acclivis | | Tree | 8.0 |
4-8
| | LMH | SN | MWe | 4 | 2 | |
| Crataegus aestivalis | Eastern Mayhaw, May hawthorn, Mayhaw, Apple Hawthorn | Shrub | 9.0 |
6-11
| M | LMH | SN | MWe | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Crataegus altaica | Altai Mountain Thorn | Tree | 6.0 |
4-8
| | LMH | SN | MWe | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Crataegus anomala | Arnold hawthorn | Shrub | 5.0 |
4-8
| | LMH | SN | MWe | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Crataegus apiifolia | Parsley-Leaved Hawthorn | Shrub | 4.0 |
6-9
| | LMH | SN | MWe | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Crataegus aprica | Sunny Hawthorn | Tree | 6.0 |
5-9
| | LMH | SN | DMWe | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Crataegus armena | | Tree | 0.0 |
-
| | LMH | SN | MWe | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Crataegus arnoldiana | Arnold Hawthorn | Tree | 7.0 |
5-9
| | LMH | SN | DMWe | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Crataegus atrosanguinea | | Tree | 0.0 |
-
| | LMH | SN | MWe | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Crataegus azarolus | Azarole | Tree | 10.0 |
5-9
| M | LMH | SN | MWe | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Crataegus baroussana | Tejocote | Shrub | 2.0 |
0-0
| | LMH | SN | MWe | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Crataegus caesa | | Shrub | 3.0 |
6-9
| | LMH | SN | MWe | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Crataegus calpodendron | Pear Hawthorn | Tree | 6.0 |
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| | LMH | SN | MWe | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Crataegus canadensis | Canadian hawthorn | Tree | 9.0 |
0-0
| | LMH | SN | MWe | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Crataegus canbyi | Cockspur hawthorn, Dwarf Hawthorn, Cockspur Hawthorn | Shrub | 5.0 |
4-7
| M | LMH | SN | DMWe | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Crataegus champlainensis | Quebec hawthorn | Tree | 6.0 |
5-9
| | LMH | SN | MWe | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Crataegus chlorosarca | | Tree | 6.0 |
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| | LMH | SN | MWe | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Crataegus chrysocarpa | Fireberry Hawthorn, Red haw, Piper's hawthorn, | Tree | 6.0 |
4-8
| | LMH | SN | MWe | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Crataegus coccinoides | Kansas Hawthorn | Tree | 6.0 |
4-8
| | LMH | SN | DMWe | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Crataegus columbiana | Columbian Hawthorn | Tree | 5.0 |
4-8
| | LMH | SN | MWe | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Crataegus crus-galli | Cockspur Thorn, Cockspur hawthorn, Dwarf Hawthorn | Shrub | 10.0 |
4-7
| M | LMH | SN | DMWe | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Crataegus dilatata | Broadleaf hawthorn | Tree | 6.0 |
0-0
| | LMH | SN | MWe | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Crataegus dispessa | Mink hawthorn | Tree | 8.0 |
0-0
| | LMH | SN | MWe | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Crataegus douglasii | Black Hawthorn | Tree | 9.0 |
4-8
| | LMH | SN | MWe | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Crataegus durobrivensis | Caughuawaga Hawthorn | Shrub | 5.0 |
4-8
| | LMH | SN | MWe | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Crataegus ellwangeriana | Scarlet Hawthorn | Tree | 6.0 |
5-7
| | LMH | SN | MWe | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Crataegus elongata | | Shrub | 4.0 |
0-0
| | LMH | SN | MWe | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Crataegus festiva | | Shrub | 3.0 |
6-9
| | LMH | SN | MWe | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Crataegus flabellata | Fanleaf hawthorn | Shrub | 6.0 |
4-8
| | LMH | SN | MWe | 3 | 2 | 3 |
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Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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