Crataegus apiifolia
Parsley-Leaved Hawthorn

Uses

Edible uses

Notes

Fruit - raw or cooked^[1]. The fruit can be used in making pies, preserves, etc, and can also be dried for later use. About 7.5mm in diameter^[2] with a thin flesh^[3]. 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].

Fruit

Unknown use

Material uses

Used as a dwarfing rootstock for C. aestivalis^[1]. Wood - heavy, hard, strong, close-grained^[4]^[3]^[5]. It weighs 46lb per cubic foot^[3]^[5]. It has no particular commercial value^[3], though it is useful for making tool handles, mallets and other small items^[4].

There are no material uses listed for Crataegus apiifolia.

Medicinal uses(Warning!)

Although no specific mention has been seen for this species, the fruits and flowers of many 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^[6]. They are especially indicated in the treatment of weak heart combined with high blood pressure^[6]. Prolonged use is necessary for it to be efficacious^[6]. It is normally used either as a tea or a tincture^[6].

Unknown part

Cardiotonic

Hypotensive

Ecology

Ecosystem niche/layer

Ecological Functions

Rootstock

Forage

Nothing listed.

Shelter

Nothing listed.

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^[7]. It may still take another 18 months to germinate^[8]. Scarifying the seed before stratifying it might reduce this time^[9]. 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^[9]. 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.

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Cultivation

A very easily grown plant, it prefers a well-drained moisture retentive loamy soil but is not at all fussy^[10]^[2]. Once established, it succeeds in excessively moist soils and also tolerates drought^[2]. It grows well on a chalk soil and also in heavy clay soils^[2]. 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^[10]^[2]. Most members of this genus succeed in exposed positions, they also tolerate atmospheric pollution^[2].

This species is not hardy in all parts of Britain, it usually succeeds outdoors for a number of years at Kew, but is killed in severe winters there^[10]. It does not seem to fruit well in Britain^[10]. 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^[11]. Hybridizes freely with other members of this genus^[2]. Seedling trees take from 5 - 8 years before they start bearing fruit, though grafted trees will often flower heavily in their third year[K].

Seedlings should not be left in a seedbed for more than 2 years without being transplanted^[10].

Crops

Problems, pests & diseases

Associations & Interactions

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Polycultures & Guilds

There are no polycultures listed which include Crataegus apiifolia.

Descendants

Cultivars

Varieties

None listed.

Subspecies

None listed.

Full Data

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References

? ^1.0^1.1^1.2^1.3 Facciola. S. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications ISBN 0-9628087-0-9 (1990-00-00)
? ^2.0^2.1^2.2^2.3^2.4^2.5^2.6^2.7^2.8 Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press ISBN 0-333-47494-5 (1992-00-00)
? ^3.0^3.1^3.2^3.3^3.4^3.5 Vines. R.A. Trees of North Texas University of Texas Press. ISBN 0292780206 (1982-00-00)
? ^4.0^4.1^4.2 Sargent. C. S. Manual of the Trees of N. America. Dover Publications Inc. New York. ISBN 0-486-20278-X (1965-00-00)
? ^5.0^5.1^5.2^5.3 Britton. N. L. Brown. A. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Dover Publications. New York. ISBN 0-486-22642-5 (1970-00-00)
? ^6.0^6.1^6.2^6.3^6.4 Foster. S. & Duke. J. A. A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. Eastern and Central N. America. Houghton Mifflin Co. ISBN 0395467225 (1990-00-00)
? Bird. R. (Editor) Growing from Seed. Volume 4. Thompson and Morgan. (1990-00-00)
? Sheat. W. G. Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers. MacMillan and Co (1948-00-00)
? ^9.0^9.1 McMillan-Browse. P. Hardy Woody Plants from Seed. Grower Books ISBN 0-901361-21-6 (1985-00-00)
? ^10.0^10.1^10.2^10.3^10.4^10.5 Bean. W. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Murray (1981-00-00)
? Genders. R. Scented Flora of the World. Robert Hale. London. ISBN 0-7090-5440-8 (1994-00-00)

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[PFAFimport-183-1] ? ^1.0^1.1^1.2^1.3 Facciola. S. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications ISBN 0-9628087-0-9 (1990-00-00)

[PFAFimport-200-2] ? ^2.0^2.1^2.2^2.3^2.4^2.5^2.6^2.7^2.8 Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press ISBN 0-333-47494-5 (1992-00-00)

[PFAFimport-227-3] ? ^3.0^3.1^3.2^3.3^3.4^3.5 Vines. R.A. Trees of North Texas University of Texas Press. ISBN 0292780206 (1982-00-00)

[PFAFimport-82-4] ? ^4.0^4.1^4.2 Sargent. C. S. Manual of the Trees of N. America. Dover Publications Inc. New York. ISBN 0-486-20278-X (1965-00-00)

[PFAFimport-235-5] ? ^5.0^5.1^5.2^5.3 Britton. N. L. Brown. A. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Dover Publications. New York. ISBN 0-486-22642-5 (1970-00-00)

[PFAFimport-222-6] ? ^6.0^6.1^6.2^6.3^6.4 Foster. S. & Duke. J. A. A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. Eastern and Central N. America. Houghton Mifflin Co. ISBN 0395467225 (1990-00-00)

[PFAFimport-164-7] ? Bird. R. (Editor) Growing from Seed. Volume 4. Thompson and Morgan. (1990-00-00)

[PFAFimport-78-8] ? Sheat. W. G. Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers. MacMillan and Co (1948-00-00)

[PFAFimport-80-9] ? ^9.0^9.1 McMillan-Browse. P. Hardy Woody Plants from Seed. Grower Books ISBN 0-901361-21-6 (1985-00-00)

[PFAFimport-11-10] ? ^10.0^10.1^10.2^10.3^10.4^10.5 Bean. W. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Murray (1981-00-00)

[PFAFimport-245-11] ? Genders. R. Scented Flora of the World. Robert Hale. London. ISBN 0-7090-5440-8 (1994-00-00)

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Belongs to family	Rosaceae +
Belongs to genus	Crataegus +
Functions as	Rootstock +
Has binomial name	Crataegus apiifolia +
Has common name	Parsley-Leaved Hawthorn +
Has drought tolerance	Tolerant +
Has edible part	Fruit +
Has edible use	Unknown use +
Has environmental tolerance	High wind + and Drought +
Has fertility type	Midges +
Has flowers of type	Hermaphrodite +
Has hardiness zone	7 +
Has lifecycle type	Perennial +
Has mature height	4 +
Has medicinal part	Unknown part +
Has medicinal use	Cardiotonic + and Hypotensive +
Has search name	crataegus apiifolia + and parsley-leaved hawthorn +
Has shade tolerance	Light shade +
Has soil ph preference	Acid +, Neutral + and Alkaline +
Has soil texture preference	Sandy +, Loamy +, Clay + and Heavy clay +
Has sun preference	Full sun +
Has taxonomic rank	Species +
Has taxonomy name	Crataegus apiifolia +
Has water requirements	high +
Is deciduous or evergreen	Deciduous +
Is herbaceous or woody	Woody +
Is taxonomy type	Species +
PFAF cultivation notes migrated	No +
PFAF edible use notes migrated	No +
PFAF material use notes migrated	No +
PFAF medicinal use notes migrated	No +
PFAF propagation notes migrated	No +
PFAF toxicity notes migrated	Yes +
Tolerates nutritionally poor soil	No +
Tolerates wind	Yes +
Uses mature size measurement unit	Meters +
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