Folks

I have to periodically ask this question: Has anyone seen or
know the
origin of a pink flowered hawthorn with a very contorted habit?
The flowers
and leaves are almost identical to Crataegus x media 'Paul's
Scarlet (C.
laevigata 'Paul's Scarlet).

I have such a plant. I was given it years ago and have since
seen only one
other, at the grounds of the Miniature Plant Kingdom. What I am
after is
the correct name for this cultivar and it's history. It is my
belief that
it made the landscape circuit as a novelty around the first
half of 20th
century, but all interest was lost and it has nearly
disappeared. Surely
there is some arboretum around the world that has preserved
this cultivar.


The Genus Crataegus is in such disarray that you may never get an
answer, Brent.

The Arnold Arboretum used to pride itself on having people that
know this genus. Ernest Palmer used to be 'da man,' but he is
long retired and may no longer be with us. He may still have
some disciples on staff. An inquiry there may bear fruit (so to
speak).

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Our life is
frittered away by detail . . . . Simplify! Simplify. -- Henry
David Thoreau - Walden

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How about Crataegus laeviata 'Rosa Flora Plena' - Paul's Scarlet is an
offspring of this plant.
"Jim Lewis" wrote in message
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Folks

I have to periodically ask this question: Has anyone seen or
know the
origin of a pink flowered hawthorn with a very contorted habit?
The flowers
and leaves are almost identical to Crataegus x media 'Paul's
Scarlet (C.
laevigata 'Paul's Scarlet).

How about Crataegus laeviata 'Rosa Flora Plena'

At present it is considered C. xmedia (laevigata [sic] x monogyna).
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
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