Information for Crataegus coccinoides

B and T World Seeds' reference number: 31935
USDA average, annual, minimum temperature Zone:5
Type of plant - shrub to tree
Flower: PINK anth., 2cm. dia., 4-7 corymb
Fruit: br. RED, 1cm. subglob.
Foliage: tri-ovate, 5-6cm.
Height in meters: 8

Common names for Crataegus coccinoides: Kansas Hawthorn, 

Crataegus coccinoides is included in the following B and T World Seeds flowering plant categories:
11:   Bonsai Seed List (Hardy and Tender)
29:   Temperate Forest and Woodland Tree and Shrub Seed List
87:   Natives of Central U.S.A.
131:   Toxic Plants
185:   Plant Species whose germination is improved by Smoke
597:  Rosaceae
719:   North American Native Ethnobotanicals

Germination guide
Crataegus coccinoides seeds will usually germinate in 180-730 days, even under good conditions germination may be erratic. Normally will only germinate with light so surface sow. Sow Crataegus coccinoides seeds on the surface of a Well drained seed sowing mix at about 12°C.

(3-5 months at 70'F then 3 months in frig)

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