Red-fruited Hawthorn

Hawthorn grows and bears fruit for up to 400 years. Flowering lasts about three weeks and just falls at the end of return frosts.

Quite large fruits (up to 2 centimeters in diameter) ripen in September. Their taste is pleasant, fresh-sourish.

Hawthorn fruits retain their beneficial properties when frozen and stored for a long time.

Hawthorn berries are added to jams, tinctures, jelly, compotes. Hawthorn flowers and leaves are also added to vitamin teas.