Priestgate

Red Flowering Thorn 

Latin Name : Crataegus oxycantha ‘Paul’s Scarlet’ or

                            Crataegus laevigata ‘Paul’s Scarlet’

 

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.