Crataegus almaatensis
Pojark.
Alma-Ata hawthorn
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Description
A tree. It grows 10 m tall. It usually has a single trunk but can have several stems. Young shoots have light brown bark but this becomes grey and cracked on older stems. There are only a few spines. The leaves are oval. Young leaves are hairy. The leaf stalk is 3 cm long. There are many flowers in a loose group. The flowers are 1-3 cm with and have white petals. The fruit are oval and become dark purple at maturity. They are 10-15 mm across. The flesh is juicy and purple-red. There are 3-5 stones in each fruit. Fruit are edible.
Edible Uses
The fruits are eaten fresh, though they have relatively low sugar content.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten but the sugar content is low.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows in Kazakhstan in valleys and along mountain slopes.
Where It Grows
Asia, Central Asia, Kazakhstan,
References (2)
- Country Report on the State of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in the Kazakhstan Republic. 2007, FAO
- Dzhangaliev, A. D., et al, 2003, The Wild Fruit and Nut Plants of Kazakhstan, Horticultural Reviews, Vol. 29. pp 305-371
