Assertion: common hawthorn | /r/HasProperty | cultivated as ornamental shrub
Facets:
value: widely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Common hawthorn, or Crataegus monogyna, is widely cultivated as an ornamental shrub since it bears attractive foliage, pink blossoms and tiny red berries throughout the growing season, but it also works well as a hedging plant since the branches form a dense and nearly impenetrable wall that responds well to heavy pruning.