Crataegus laevigata
- Height: up to 10 m
- Trunk: shrub-like, multi-stemmed, or small tree; short and twisted; reddish-brown and smooth bark, later turning grey and cracking into flat plates; thorn-covered branches
- Crown: irregular, densely branched
- Leaves: alternate, usually 5- to 9-lobed, deeply incised, lobes toothed at the tip, turning yellow-orange in autumn
- Buds: small, egg-shaped to spherical, glossy brown-red
- Flowers: white, fragrant flowers in corymbs in May/June, two styles
- Fruits/Seeds: brick-red to brown-red stone fruits, approx. 1 cm in size
- Other: Food source for insects and nesting site for birds
Photos: BUND Naturschutz in Bayern (1,2,3)