Crataegus × lavalleei

C. × carrierei Vauvel Crataegus × lavalleei, sometimes known as hybrid cockspurthorn[1] or Lavallée's hawthorn, is a hybrid that arose between cultivated specimens of two species in the genus Crataegus (Hawthorn).

It is an ornamental small tree with glossy dark green unlobed leaves that is used horticulturally.

It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

This cultivar is also characterised by almost thornless stems, and abundant orange berries which last long on the tree.

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