Black hawthorn

Plant - Crataegus douglasii

Black hawthorn is a North American species of hawthorn also known as Douglas' thornapple. It is most abundant in the Pacific Northwest.

Black hawthorn is a compact erect bushy shrub growing to 8–9 metres  tall with a trunk of up to 10 centimetres thick. It is covered in fan-shaped green leaves about 2.5–5 cm long with teeth along the distal margin. Thorns along the branches are 1–2.5 cm long.

 

Main Photo Credit: 
"Black hawthorn (Crataegus douglasii), British Columbia, Canada" by Nolansmit, 2026. CC BY-NC 2.0.

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