Crataegus mollis (Downy hawthorn): Leaves

The large, shallowly-lobed leaves are alternate, simple and doubly serrate and broadest at the base. The dull green leaves are initially densely hairy beneath, becoming hairy mainly along the veins. The stout leaf stalk is 1 to 2 inches long and usually hairy. In the fall, the leaves turn yellow, orange, or bronze-red and usually all drop within a short space of time.