The tree was seen as sacred and was reputed ... It is believed that the Hawthorn had two trunks, but one was cut down. The perpetrator was revenged according to legend having one of his eyes ...

Will the hawthorn tree do well in our climate and soils ... Keep wood mulch a foot from the trunk the first three or four years after planting. Use at least 4 inches of mulch, and it should ...

“A hawthorn is not a tree most people want to hug,” writes ... they are “pleached” — gashed partway across the trunk and bent over, inducing them to become a thicket.

Fire blight on ornamentals is less common, but those that are susceptible include firethorn (also known as pyracantha), hawthorn ... branches and the tree trunk. Before you grab your saw or ...

Don’t add anything -- except perhaps some fencing around the trunk, but not near it ... Q: We have a hawthorn tree on the property line. It’s about 30 to 40 feet tall and popular with the ...

Q: We recently moved into a house with a hawthorn tree in the front yard. The tree had beautiful red blooms in spring, but now it has developed unsightly black spots on the leaves. Is there a way ...

Q: Most years, my hawthorn tree gets lots of brown patches on the leaves. It always seems to grow normally, though, so I wonder if this is a disease I need to worry about? A: Although hawthorn ...