Rosaceae FAMILY

Crataegus marshallii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Crataegus marshallii is a thorny, deciduous shrub or small tree; it can grow 2 - 10 metres tall. The plant has a single trunk that occasionally reaches 20cm in diameter, usually branching from low down[ 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. , 1260 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol 85 Publication Author Website http://www.mobot.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis, Missouri Year 1998 ISBN 0026-6493 Description A botanical journal containing a range of articles ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. It is often grown as an ornamental in southern USA, but is little grown elsewhere[ 1212 Title New Trees Publication Author Grimshaw J.; Bayton R.; Wilks H. Publisher Kew Publishing; London Year 2009 ISBN 1842461737 Description Provides comprehensive botanical descriptions and horticultural commentary on over 800 tree species that have been introduced to cultivation in recent decades. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSoutheastern N. America - Oklahoma to Illinois and Virginia, south to Texas and Florida

HabitatAlong streams and the borders of swamps[ 235 Title An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Publication Author Britton. N. L. Brown. A. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1970 ISBN 0-486-22642-5 Description Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book. ]. Also found in hummocks in pine barrens near the coast[ 82 Title Manual of the Trees of N. America. Publication Author Sargent. C. S. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Dover Publications Inc. New York. Year 1965 ISBN 0-486-20278-X Description Two volumes, a comprehensive listing of N. American trees though a bit out of date now. Good details on habitats, some details on plant uses. Not really for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. Acidic sandy soils, woods and roadsides in Texas[ 274 Title Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas Publication Author Diggs, Jnr. G.M.; Lipscomb. B. L. & O'Kennon. R. J Website http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/bio/gdiggs/NCTXpdf.htm Publisher Botanical Research Institute, Texas. Year 1999 ISBN 1-889878-01-4 Description An excellent flora, which is also available on-line. ].