The small tree to the right of the ash in the photograph is a Large-flowered Cockspur Thorn Crataegus coccinoides, an American hawthorn and one of only a few in Wanstead Park. It is situated at the north end of the Park, near to the golf course and the pump house. The photograph was taken on 20 September 2005. (It was felled during the second week of March 2007, as was the ash).

This hawthorn, although self seeded, may be descended from the American Garden which is shown as a feature on some old plans of the Wanstead Parklands.

There may be one or two seedlings of this species remaining - a mature specimen exists elsewhere in the Park (photo) - but at least two other mature specimens are known to have been cut down at previous times.