Big Hawthorn of Mount Taishan has more than 3000 years history. The type of hawthorn adapts to environment better, bears fruit earlier and has high yield. Its fruit is larger than other type and per 100g fruit contains 85mg Calcium, 89mg Vc as well as plenty of elements of iron, phosphor, protein, fat, red edible pigment and pectin.
Fresh hawthorn tastes both acid and sweet. It could be made into hawthorn cake, hawthorn juice and hawthorn can. Furthermore, it has officinal use to cure dyspepsia and dysmenorrhea. Farmers always dunk the leaves of hawthorn tree instead of tea to drink daily, which is good for ameliorating the symptom of headache and vertigo, lowering the cholesterin and blood pressure and preventing coronary heart disease.