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Hawthorn Toughness
Hawthorn trees are actually related to the rose. They are known for their incredibly tough wood. In Britain, the hawthorn was grown for its ability to form a thick, thorn-filled hedge.

 


Hawthorn
Characteristics
A common hedgerow shrub whose leaf buds appear just before the flowers unlike the similar Blackthorn. Red berrys appear in Autumn and often last throughout the winter.

Hawthorn
Related Category: Plants
any species of the genus Crataegus of the family Rosaceae (rose family), shrubs and trees widely distributed in north temperate climates and especially common in E North America.

Hawthorn flowers are reputed to have magical properties, and are believed to bring about a death in the family if they are taken into the home.

Rosaceae / Rose Hawthorn (Crataegus )
Plant Type: This is a shrub which can reach 800cm tall. Often a small tree.
Leaves: The leaves are alternate. Each leaf is finely toothed slightly lobed.

Hawthorns are deciduous, tall woody shrubs to small trees with oval to finger-like, glossy dark green leaves.

Hawthorn, Thorn, Thorn Apple
These thorny, densely flowering small trees have hardwood trunks that resemble muscles. White, pink, or red flower clusters are followed by small fruits which attract birds. Some fruits are juicy enough for jelly.

Hawthorne
Hawthorne information
Hawthorne - Crataegus spp. (in the Rosaceae or Rose family) ...

- Hawthorn maple, Thorn leaved maple
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62. Hawthorn Trees
(Crataegus species and hybrids)
Other Common Name: Thornapple
Family: Rosaceae ...

Black hawthorn
Crataegus douglasii
A large shrub to small tree that grows up to 8 metres tall, armed with stout, straight thorns 1 to 2 centimetres long and bearing showy, white flowers during May and June.

Indian Hawthorn
Prepared by Karen Russ, HGIC Information Specialist, and Bob Polomski, Extension Consumer Horticulturist, Clemson University. (New 4/00.)
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Midland hawthorn
Crataegus laevigata 'Paul's Scarlet'
Genus: Crataegus
Species: laevigata
Cultivar: 'Paul's Scarlet' ...

Hawthorn was additionally sacred to the Greek Goddess Maia (Roman Flora). For this reason boughs were long used for luck & for protection in Greek & Roman households, & remained symbolic of hope well into the Christian era.

Hawthorn.
Large shrubs or small trees, usually with thorns; leaves alternate,
simple, serrate to shallowly lobed; flowers few, usually white, in
terminal corymbs; calyx 5-lobed, the tube campanulate to cup-shaped; ...

Paul's Scarlet Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata ‘Paul's Scarlet' Flowers Main Page Previous Next Info ...

Crataegus ambigua: Russian hawthorn, Russian thorn apple
Crataegus crus-galli: cockspur thorn, hog-apple, Newcastle thorn - White 1/2 inch flowers follow the leaves in spring.

Snow White Hawthorn
Description
Raphiolepis indica 'Snow White' is a somewhat spreading shrub and will put on a show in early spring with clusters of white flowers.

Cape Pondweed, Water Hawthorn
Scientific Name: Aponogeton distachyos L.f.
Synonym:
Family: Aponogetonaceae ...

Hawthorn
Crataegus oxycantha
MEDICINAL: Hawthorn is effective for curing insomnia. Hawthorn is used to prevent miscarriage and for treating nervousness.

Hawthorns / Crataegus L.
alternate arrangement.
simple leaves.
40. Hawthorns / Crataegus spp. leaf ...

HAWTHORNS
Parsley Hawthorns. By Rosalie Osbaker. 1976 #1, p 12
Rare Fruit Sources. By Arlo Hale Smith. 1977 #1, pp 3-16
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Hawthorn
Crataegus species
Trees and Shrubs, Fruits and Vegetables, Herbs, Bonsai ...

Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
Small, round dark-red berries held in bunches
Shrubs and small trees in hedgerows
Autumn
Simmer for a long time with apples to make a thick jelly ...

hawthorn Rosaceae Crataegus spp. L.   symbol: CRATA

Leaf: Highly variable, but generally alternate, simple, 2 to 4 inches long, serrate and lobed (may be unlobed), subtending long thorns, dark green above and paler below.

HAWTHORN
Crataegus pinnitifida
General Notes
Spines wanting or short. Has thorns. SelecTree lists no cultivars of pinnitifida.

Hawthorn trees have attractive shiny serrated leaves, numerous clusters of white flowers, red berries, and grow to about 20 feet tall in the foothills and mountains of the Southwest. They hybridize easily and species are thus difficult to identify.

Hawthorn shrubs are medium-sized bushes that have woody stems and green foliage. They do not like soggy soil and often develop a disease called Entomosporium leaf spot when they are grown in areas…
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This hawthorn is not plagued with most of the problems common to other members of its genus. Despite its high resistance to rust on the foliage, the fruit may still become infected with the unsightly disease.

Yeddo hawthorn blooms in spring, holding the flower cluters against colorful new growth foliage. This shrub can be trimmed or sheared to maintain size and form.
Usage ...

Crataegus, Hawthorn
Malus, Apple
Prunus, Almond, Peach, Apricot, Plums, Cherries etc.
Pyrus, Pear
Sorbus, Rowans, Whitebeams etc.

Single seed hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna 'Stricta')
10 x 4
White flowers; red fruit; lustrous dark green foliage; susceptible to fire blight ...

Rosea Indian Hawthorn ( Raphiolepis indica )
Rosea Laevigatae Beardless Iris ( Iris versicolor )
Rosea Lavender ( Lavandula angustifolia ) ...

Crataegus spp. Hawthorn.
Pyracantha spp. Pyracantha. An ornamental shrub. Lake Mead. Nevada.
Pyracantha spp. Pyracantha. An ornamental shrub. Lake Mead. Nevada.

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May Hawthorn
Crataegus aestivalis (Walter) Torr. & Gray ...

Pictured: Green hawthorn 'Winter King' (pictured). Masses of red berries are displayed on naked branches after leaves turn yellowish and drop. Grows 25 to 30 feet tall and wide. Sunset Climate Zones 2-12, 14-17.

Crataegus monogyna. HAWTHORN, HEDGEROW THORN. Southeastern Europe, Caucasus
ROSACEAE (Rose family) ...

4-4cm (1-1 1/2 in); four sepals; white sepals and white stamens; hawthorn scent. Flowers late summer to mid-autumn. Biternate leaves. Pruning -optional. Exceptional south European clematis for a scented mass effect in autumn. C.

singleseed hawthorne; English hawthorne Crataegus monogyna
skunk vine Paederia foetida
slender amaranth Amaranthus viridis
slender false-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
slender meadow foxtail Alopecurus myosuroides ...

Smokebush Cotinus obovatus American Smoketree Cotoneaster horizontalis Rockspray Cotoneaster Cotoneaster salicifolius Willowleaf Cotoneaster Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Repens' Creeping Willowleaf Cotoneaster Crataegus phaenopyrum Washington Hawthorn ...

Stop 2 (EH) - English Hawthorn
Stop 3 (LP) - London Planetree
Stop 4 (SM) - Sugar Maple
Stop 5 (NM) - Norway Maple
Stop 6 (LL) - Littleleaf Linden
Stop 7 (FEO) - Fastigiate English Oak
Stop 8 (EO) - English Oak ...

As ornamental trees hawthorns offer seasonal beauty and often attract birds. Their foliage is frequently more interesting and healthier than that of most cherries (Prunus) or crab apples (Malus), two related genera.

Nombres relacionados: Admam (Marruecos), Admamay (Marruecos), Arantza (vasco), Arç blanc (catalán), Aubepine (francés), Ban-sangli (hindi), Cha (chino), Common Hawthorn (inglés), Crataegus azarolus (similar), Crataegus nigra (similar), ...

Revised and Updated Second Edition (Bloomings Books: Hawthorn, Victoria).
Chippendale, G.M. (1988) 1. Eucalyptus. 509. Eucalyptus caleyi Maiden. In George, A.S. (Ed) Flora of Australia 19: 420.
Hill, K.D. (2002) Eucalyptus. In Harden, G.J.

Washington Hawthorn (Crataegus phaenopyrum)
Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)
Thornless Common Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis)
Goldenraintree (Koelreuteria paniculata)
Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) ...

mas Cockspur Hawthorn Crataegus crusgalli Lavalle Hawthorn C. X lavallei Washington Hawthorn C. phaenopyrum 'Winter King' Hawthron C. viridis 'Winter King' Star Magnolia Magnolia stellata Crabapples Malus cv.

Lavalle Hawthorn, like many hawthorns, is an ornamental tree that is often used as a foundation tree, bearing in mind that its late May inflorescences are malodorous, its upright growth habit is often asymmetrical and as such may appear leaning, ...

Oaks (Quercus) are the preferred host, though other susceptible species include apple (Malus), alder (Alnus), aspen (Populus), basswood or linden (Tilia), hawthorns (Crataegus) and willows (Salix) are also damaged.

Although no specific mention has been seen for this species, the fruits and flowers of many hawthorns are well-known in herbal folk medicine as a heart tonic and modern research has borne out this use.

Shrubs: Green Alder (Alnus crispa), Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium), Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana), Hawthorns (Crataegus spp.), American Hazel (Corylus americana), Serviceberry (Amelanchier spp.), snowberry (Symphoricarpos spp.), ...

The decoct from oat flakes mixed with hawthorn juice contribute at improving the body?s exchange of substances; it is also indicated in cases of gastro-intestinal ulcer, chronic gastritis, chronic hepatitis and pancreatitis.

Below these trees a valuable medicinal plant called the Asian ginseng grows, as well as the shrubs bush clover, hazel, Daurian buckthorn, hawthorn, and the thorny Daurian rose. The Mongolian oak, and the Daurian birch tend to grow in drier spaces.

Crataegus sp.
Family: Rosaceae
Blackthorn, Cockspur, Hawthorn, Washington Thorn
Hawthorns are frost-hardy, robust, deciduous tree, most of which are compact enough even for quite small gardens.

Pyracantha is a large, evergreen woody shrub of the rose family that is closely allied to the hawthorns and cotoneasters, yet distinctly different from them.

Apple maggot, also called the "railroad worm," tunnels inside apples (less commonly hawthorn, cherries, pears and most other fruit) and creates meandering brown streaks that often cause decay.

TEETH
Teeth are the jagged edges on some leaves, like those of thistles and hawthorne.

It would contain a completely informal pond, specifically designed to aid wildlife and varieties of plants that were originally native to the specific locality. Any boundaries would be hedges rather than wall or fences and would be of hawthorn etc.

be laid in autumn, they will have struck roots by the following autumn, when they may be separated and either planted in a nursery for a year or two, or at once planted in permanent quarters. Buckthorn is not so suitable for hedges as the hawthorn.

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