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Crataegus laevigata 'Crimson Cloud'

£22.00 - £45.00
This cultivated variety of the 'Midland hawthorn' grows into a dense spreading tree with dark glossy leaves, and bears a profusion of strongly coloured lightly scented single crimson flowers with creamy centres in May. (Hence the name 'Mayblossom' - and also perhaps the source of the expression "Ne'er cast a clout till (the) May be out"). Height and spread up to 5m in 20 years of growing.
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Growing Conditions: 
Dry Tolerant
Growing Conditions: 
Shade Tolerant
Growing Conditions: 
Chalk Tolerant
Growing Conditions: 
Exposed Sites
Special Interest: 
Spring Blossom
Special Interest: 
Fruit/Berries
Height: 
Small

Delivery November 2025 to March 2026
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Description

Description

This cultivated variety of the 'Midland hawthorn' grows into a dense spreading tree with dark glossy leaves, and bears a profusion of strongly coloured lightly scented single crimson flowers with creamy centres in May. (Hence the name 'Mayblossom' - and also perhaps the source of the expression "Ne'er cast a clout till (the) May be out"). Height and spread up to 5m in 20 years of growing.
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