HAWTHORN IS CLASSIFIED AS A SHRUB OR A SMALL TREE, CHARACTERISED BY ITS STRONG THORNS WHICH GROW ALONG EACH BRANCH AND ALSO VERY DISTINCT RED BERRIES WHICH APPEAR IN THE SPRING. IT HAS A VERY DENSE CROWN. THIS PLANT HAS LOST ALMOST ALL OF ITS LEAVES AND FRUITS AT THIS TIME OF YEAR. THE LEAVES CAN BE RECOGNISED BY IT'S SMALL SHAPE AS THEY ONLY REACH UP TO 2-4CM, THEY ARE OBOVATE AND DEEPLY LOBED. THE SURFACE OF THE LEAF IS MUCH DARKER THAN ON THE UNDERNEATH.
TREE BARK IS DULL BROWN AND MOSTLY HAS VERTICAL ORANGE CRACKS. FROM WHAT I HAVE OBSERVED, THIS PLANT LIVES IN A NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BUT IS SQUEEZED BETWEEN MUCH TALLER AND BIGGER TREES AROUND IT, HOWEVER IT STILL MANAGES TO SURVIVE.
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