Red Flowering Thorn
Latin Name : Crataegus oxycantha ‘Paul’s Scarlet’ or
Crataegus laevigata ‘Paul’s Scarlet’
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Sometimes referred to as the ‘Midland Thorn Tree’, it looks very similar to the native Hawthorn, but has no berries. However ‘Paul’s Scarlet’ has red flowers, but produces no berries.
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