Crataegus laevigata 'Paul's Scarlet' (Double Crimson Hawthorn)
This is a sport of Crataegus laevigata 'Rosea Flore Pleno' with beautiful double rose-red flowers, discovered growing in a garden in Waltham Cross in 1858. It is a small, rounded, thorny tree, ideal for smaller gardens. The deeply-lobed, glossy-green leaves turn to shades of yellow and bronze in the autumn, contrasting beautifully with the small red berries (haws), which are loved by birds. The tree is tough and resilient and will thrive in most locations.

Height x spread in 10 years: up to 4m (13ft) x 3m (10ft).