Thorns are numerous, slender, falcate, and borne on rigid twigs. Flowers are white and borne in May to June. Fruit is dull red and ripens in October and November. Leaf margins are irregularly toothed. Leaves on vigorous shoots are slightly lobed above the middle and dull green in color.
Thorns are short and stout.
Flowers are white and borne in May to June. Fruit is dull red, dotted, and ripens in October. Usually a small tree or large shrub, cockspur hawthorn is often foliaged to the ground. Branches are widespreading and borne horizontally. This tree is commonly used for screening where the thorns are not a liability.