Which plant (Latin name crataegus) is also called the May Tree, since this is the month in which it blooms?
Crataegus Crataegus Crataegus (), commonly called hawthorn, quickthorn, thornapple, May-tree, whitethorn, or hawberry, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia and North America. The name "hawthorn" was originally applied to the species native to northern Europe, especially the common hawthorn "C. monogyna", and the unmodified name is often so used in Britain and Ireland. The name is now also applied to the entire genus and to the related Asian genus "Rhaphiolepis". The Latin name "Crataegus" is from the Greek "kratos" "strength" and "akis" "sharp", referring
Crataegus texana has adaptable soil requirements."Crataegus texana" is a deciduous tree meaning that it sheds its leaves every year. "Crataegus texana" is a perennial tree that grows to be about 25 feet tall and has long, sharp thorns. It has shiny, dark green leaves that can grow to be between 0.75-1.5 inches long. Its simple leaves have toothed leaf margins with a parallel veination. Their leaves are ovate in shape, acute at the apex, and cuneate at the base. Flowers of "Crataegus texana" grow in flat-topped clusters of five white petals to be about 0.50-0.75 inches wide. It blooms in early spring