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11/12/99

Crataegus x mordenensis


Hardiness Zones: 4 to 7
Height: 18 ft Spread: 18 ft Form: rounded
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: White
Fruit: Red

Comments: These hybrids were selected by the Morden
Research Station in Canada. The white flowers are
followed by red fruits.

Cultivars:
'Snowbird' - An upright-oval to rounded (Vis. 1) tree
that produces clusters of small, double, (Vis. 2) white
flowers. Reported as being more cold tolerant than
'Toba'. Sparse fruit production.
'Toba' - A rounded tree (Vis. 3) producing clusters of
fragrant, double, white flowers (Vis. 4) that fade to
pink.

References for Cultivars: J. Frank Schmidt and Son 1999,
Bailey Nurseries 1999, Wayside Gardens 1996, Sheridan
Nurseries 1999, Moller's Nursery 1997.


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