Russian Hawthorn Crataegus ambigua

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Botanical Name:

Crataegus ambigua

Family:

Rosaceae

Genus:

Crataegus

Species:

ambigua

Common Name:

Russian Hawthorn

Height:
25-30 feet
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
3

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  • Crataegus ambigua

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Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in cold water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: warm stratify for 120 days, cold stratify for 90 days.
Germination: sow seed 1/4" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
Other: Spring sowing of unstratified seed will produce germination the next spring.
In a Nutshell:
* Crataegus ambigua is a species of thorn ( hawthorn ) native to Western Asia and Eastern Europe, including Armenia , Iran , Russia , and Turkey . It grows as a shrub or tree up to about 12 m in height . The fruit have one or two stones ( pyrenes ) .
* Crataegus ambigua is closely related to Crataegus songarica, a species that has black fruit. more...
Usda description:
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