Crataegus fecunda

Botanical Description

Crataegus fecunda is a thorny, deciduous tree growing 6 - 8 metres tall. The short bole is up to 30cm in diameter[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. Crataegus fecunda was formerly found in the central United States, mainly near the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. Although cultivated, it has apparently not been seen in the wild since the 1930s, an example of the decline of previously well-documented taxa, some of which are seemingly extinct in the wild[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].