Crataegus douglasii |
Native Region: N. America from Alaska to California and inland to Wyoming, the Dakotas and Ontario
Zone Range: 5-8
Preferred Climate: tempereate
Harvest Date: Wednesday 05 August, 2009
Seed count: 20-25
Description:
Large shrub or small tree with thorny branches that bears white corymbs of flowers in spring, followed by black fruit. Fruits were a food source for Native American peoples; thorns were used as fish hooks.
Cultivation:
For maximum freshness, please keep seed refrigerated in its original packaging until it is time to plant. Sow seed in spring in a seedbed or in containers in an open cold frame. Grow in average soil in fulll sun or part shade.
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