Data from a drought experiment on saplings of Crataegus monogyna in a common garden setting with three provenances (Belgian, Swedish and Spanish)

Data are from the common shrub Crataegus monogyna that experienced two summer droughts, each followed by rewatering. The experimental design consisted of a common garden with potted saplings from a local Belgian, a Swedish and a Spanish-Pyrenean provenance. We quantified the effects on growth and leaf phenology, focusing on the legacies in the year following the droughts. Responses were influenced by the severity of the drought and by its timing.