Description
Crataegus pinnatifida var. Major ... Chinese call this fruit shānzhā ( 山楂 ) which means “mountain hawthorn”) or dà hóng guǒ (大红果, meaning “big red fruit”) ... The best fruiting edible crataegus , or red haw (not golden at all) and similar size to crab apples and slightly pear shape ... Crataegus Pinnatifida var Major, originating from China, is the best fruiting Hawthorn tree , when fruits on the branches, they stay till winter , of aesthetic interest in a winter garden ...
This Chinese Hawthorn is all but thornless , large, dark-green leaves ... It turns a deep crimson colour in autumn ... Crataegus Pinnatifida var major has typical Hawthorn white flower clusters in spring ... The tree is a smallish 4 Metres tall x 3 metres wide in 15-20 years, making it suitable for small gardens ... It prefers full sun or semi shade and good drainage ... This could become another Super Food , it has many herbal benefits in Chinese Medicine & many alternative western practitioners recommend it ... Its a delicious fruit and used many different ways in China as a fruit ... A Chinese customer recently commented that her family gathered fruits from Summer to Autumn In mountainous areas near Beijing ... Apparently they also dipped fruits in sugar somewhat like toffee apples ... I’m almost certain this is what I bought off the street venders in towns in western China ... Many small crataegus fruits on a stick dipped in sugar / toffee , an attractive street food & common amongst many Chinese ... Also Haw flakes ( Chinese sweets ) from fruit of the Chinese hawthorn ... The dark pink/ purple candy in discs.