Crataegus phaenopyrum
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Crataegus phaenopyrum (common name, Washington Hawthorn) is a species of hawthorn. It is widely grown as an ornamental plant, and the fruit is edible. The fruit grow closely togather in large clusters. They can be eaten raw or cooked. It has a sweet flavor. The seeds are poisonous if swallowed. The red berries it produces are food for squirrels and birds. The wood is tough and hard and is used to make tools.
