[citation needed] The various-leaved Hawthorn has been in cultivation in European and American parks and gardens since the early nineteenth century.

This hawthorn is considered a beautiful tree for ornamental use, bearing a rich glossy foliage, sometimes retained during winter months (semi-evergreen), and with heavy fruiting.

"[1] Today, mature specimens of the various-leaved Hawthorn can be seen in England where it has been formally planted, such as at the Royal Victoria Park in Bath; and in some places where it has naturalised, the most extensive such place being Abney Park Cemetery in London where it was planted long ago by Loddiges in an early Victorian garden cemetery arboretum.

[citation needed] This hawthorn can be confused even by experts with Crataegus monogyna, which has extremely variable leaf shape, and its origin is obscure.

Today, other authors[citation needed] also list it as native to Eastern Europe from Georgia and the Caucasus to nearby parts of Western Asia.