116. Crataegus phaenopyrum

Common name(s): Washington Hawthorn, Washington Thorn

Plant type: deciduous small tree
Primary method of propagation: seed

Propagation by Seed

Time of year to collect seed: autumn
Time of year to sow seed: spring
Seed treatment : stratify 40F 4-5mo.
Preferred temperature for germination : 70-85 degrees F
Time required for germination : 4-6 weeks
Comment: C. phaenopyrum requires cold stratification only. Seedlings develop long taproots and should not be kept in the seedbeds more than one year.