This lovely tree, formerly called 'Coccinea Plena' or 'Kermesiana Plena', is a sport of 'Rosea Flore Pleno', the double pink hawthorn, and one of the finest for spring and autumn display. It is a garden form of the Midland hawthorn, a familiar woodland shrub or tree occasionally found in hedgerows, and flowering a week or so earlier than other hawthorns. The trees are laden with double red blooms in May, while the early autumn display of deep red berries is almost equally lavish.