Crataegus monogyna (Single Seed English Hawthorn)

Single Seed English Hawthorn is a tiny deciduous tree with a thick, rounded crown and gently drooping branches. They have a horn that is 1 inch long and is covered in 3-7 lobed, deeply incised glossy leaves. In the fall, scarlet fruits follow the blooms.  Much-branched, round-headed crown, flowers white, very fragrant, may produce some flowers in winter when mild, thorny, red 3/8" fruit, the staff of Joseph of Arimathea, which supposedly burst into bloom when he thrust it into the ground in Glastonbury, England. Noxious weed in California.