Crataegus schuettei, the royal hawthorn or Schuette's hawthorn, is a species of shrubby tree in the family Rosaceae, native to northeastern North America; from Arkansas and North Carolina north to Ontario and Quebec. It is typically found growing in forest edges and old fields. Its ripe fruit is red.
Subtaxa The following varieties are accepted: Crataegus schuettei var. cuneata Kruschke ex J.B.Phipps – Minnesota, Wisconsin Crataegus schuettei var. gigantea Kruschke ex J.B.Phipps – Wisconsin Crataegus schuettei var. schuettei
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