+Crataegomespilus Dardari

Parents :

Graft hybrid between hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) and medlar (Mespilus Germanica)

Origine :

Epine-Néflier de BRONVAUX - 1890

Found in Bronvaux near Metz (France) of a medlar grafted on hawthorn in M. Dardar's garden. The second graft hybrid to occur on the same hawthorn was named Crataegomespilus Asnieresi by M. Lucien Daniel

Growth habit :

Small tree, wide-spreading, very thorny with medlar-like foliage

Foliage :

The leaves are medlar leaves. See also Crataegomespilus Bonnieri

Flowers :

White flowers in corymb with 15 to 20 stamens

Fruits :

Small brown medlar-like fruits