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Crataegomespilus dardarii Cultivation | Propagation | General Uses Cultivation Notes: Prefers a well-drained, moisture-retentive soil enriched with organic matter, in sun or part shade[200]. Plants are hardy toabout -15°c[200]. This tree is a bi-generic graft chimera resulting from a medlar, Mespilus germanica, being grafted on a hawthorn, Crataegus sp[11]. Three branches that grew from just beneath the graft were different from each other and also from either of the two species used in the graft. They showed characteristics intermediate between the hawthorn and the medlar[11]. These three forms have been propagated and, in growth, each form tends to produce some branches of the other forms[11]. The first branch that was propagated has received specific status as C. dardarii. This is closer to the medlar than the hawthorn, but produces its flowers in clusters like the hawthorn - the fruits are medlar-like but a bit smaller. This tree also produces some branches that are pure medlar[11]. The second branch has cultivar status as 'Jules d'Asnieres'. This is more hawthorn-like, and produces some hawthorn-like spines. It produces fruit that is more hawthorn in size[11]. The third branch, which does not seem to have been named, started off like a pure hawthorn, but towards its extremity changed into the cultivar 'Jules d'Asnieres'[11]. For further Crataegomespilus dardarii gardening information |
