Crataegus biltmoreana
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Crataegus biltmoreana is a species of hawthorn
Crataegus
Crataegus , commonly called hawthorn or thornapple, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia and North America. The name hawthorn was originally applied to the species native to northern Europe,...

 native to the Southeastern U.S. It is one of many hawthorn species named by Chauncey Delos Beadle when he worked at the Biltmore Estate
Biltmore Estate
Biltmore House is a Châteauesque-styled mansion near Asheville, North Carolina, built by George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895. It is the largest privately-owned home in the United States, at and featuring 250 rooms...

. The fruit are green, yellow, or orange. It is sometimes considered to be a synonym of C. intricata
Crataegus intricata
Crataegus intricata is a species of hawthorn known by the common names Copenhagen hawthorn and thicket hawthorn. It is native to eastern Canada and the eastern United States. Its fruit are brown to red.-References and external links:* **...

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