Cockspur Hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli)

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Cockspur Hawthorn is of our larger and more common hawthorns. The leaves are glossy above and firm.

Carroll Co., VA 5/16/10.

The thorns are quite long, like a cock's spur.

Carroll Co., VA 5/16/10.

	Carroll Co., VA 8/7/03.
	The fruits are several per corymb; the calyx lobes are small and deciduous. Carroll Co., VA 8/7/03.
	Ripe pomes. Note how long the thorn is! Carroll Co., VA 9/24/06.
	Cockspur has longer, more wicked thorns than most other hawthorns.
	Bark detail. Carroll Co., VA 9/24/06.
	Mature tree. Carroll Co., VA 10/29/06.