The Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) is one of our most beautiful shrubs and also a valued plant; it's blossom, synonymous with the arrival of the May Queen, signifies the beginning of the growing season and nature fecundity; it's flowers, it's leafs, both edible when young; later it's berries are edible too, used to make jams, jellies, wines and syrups as well as that it's known to contain beneficial medical constituents and a is valued wood for small woodworking projects.
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