Fruit ID question

[Coop]

Yeah about a month ago I gave my copy of AFG for trees to a friend of mine, lol.

I can almost guarantee it's not a crabapple.

[Deadsmple]

looks to me like Hawthorn but I'm no expert and have little knowledge of them.

[guzzi2000]

Looks like what we always called thorn apples, but I think the correct name is as Spuman mentioned is Hawthorn.

[Missing Impossible]

It's a hawthorn tree.  Took my tree guide out yesterday, I corrected the guy at work.  Looked at my dogwood before going out and the hawthorn has much larger fruit.

[Izzy]

Funny you brought this up.I saw a mess yesterday while hanging stands and in 25 years of hunting I dont remember seeing them before.The ones I saw were mixed in with regualr apples and the thorns were defintely there like in your pic.Ive seen the trees as long as I can remember but Ill be damned if I can remember seeing the fruits.Anyway, I would imagine theyll be on the deer and bears menus  in the next month theyre everywhere.Tons of apples too.    anyone know for sure if deer eat em?  

[Izzy]

Anyone?

[Coop]

Yeah I have seen this tree for years but this is the first time I have ever noticed the bright red fruit on it lol.

I didn't see any signs of the deer eating them, but there are so many apples and acorns in my area this year I am worried they will be hard to pinpoint. There is almost too much food so they have a lot of options as to where they will eat.