Distribution.—Virginia to Georgia, Indiana to Arkansas. Moist rich soil. Naturalized in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Possibly it may be naturalized at the Indiana station. More knowledge of distribution in southern Indiana is needed to settle this question.
A shrubby tree sometimes 9 m. (30 feet) high, with nearly erect branches and an oblong crown.
Specimens have been seen from Wayne (Deam). It also occurs in the Wabash Valley.
Horticultural Uses.—This is one of the most desirable thorns for ornamental planting and hedges. Its scarlet autumn foliage and beautiful little scarlet fruit persist for a long time. It is also one of the American thorns long in cultivation, both in Europe and the United States.
Crataegus álbicans Linnæus. This species was reported for Indiana by Heimlich.[52]
The material at hand is not sufficient to make a satisfactory determination, hence it is omitted in the text.
According to the treatment of the genus Crataegus in Britton and Brown's Illustrated Flora, 2nd Edition, the range of the following species extend into Indiana.
| Throughout the State— C. Boyntoni. C. Brainerdi. C. lucorum. In the southern part of the State— C. berberifolia. C. denaria. C. fecunda. C. ovata. | In the northern part of the State— C. roanensis. C. beata. C. villipes. C. Pringlei. |