Solved What type of fruit please? - Crataegus sp.

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  1. **Yvonne**

    **Yvonne** Total Gardener

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    The trees and hedgerows are groaning with fruit at the moment but I have no idea what this?
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  2. Anthony Rogers

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    Hi Yvonne,

    It looks like Hawthorn ( also known as May Tree or May Flower ) to me.
     
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      Yep, Hawthorn.

      They're ripening very early this year, noticed some at the weekend.
       
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      I'm not sure, I know Hawthorn as we had it in our garden as a child, these berries and the leaves are twice the size ? They are about the size of a blackberry or small grape.
       
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      I went back and compared Hawthorn to the mystery tree, does this help?

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        Thanks guys, I never knew there were so many different Hawthorn varieties!
         
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