Crataegus hupehensis

Botanical Description

Crataegus hupehensis is a deciduous shrub or tree growing 3 - 5 metres tall. The branches are sparsely thorny, sometimes unarmed[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is sometimes cultivated as a fruit crop in China and is also sometimes grown as an ornamental.