Name:         Common:  Red Haw

                   Scientific:  Crataegus mollis

Leaf:           Type:  Alternate with palmate venation

                   Form:   1. Vein- Palmate

                   2. Apex- Pointed         

                   3. Margin- About 10 lobes

                   4. Base- Slightly rounded with a pointed tip

                   Venation:  Palmate

                   Arrangement:  Alternate

                   Flower:  Yes

                   Description:  The flower has a decaying smell of a fish.

                     Fruit:  Yes

                    Description:  A red berry

                    Twig:  Grayish-brown and Alternate

                    Bark:  Brownish- gray with scales

                    Form:  Diamond shape

Discussion:

                    Uses:  It can be used as a heart tonic.  It is useful for the heart and high blood pressure.

                    Origin (location):  Eastern and Central North America

                    Distribution:     Zones 3-6

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                    References:  http://arborday.org//      http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Crataegus+mollis

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