Ornamental Hawthorns: four different types all with fabulous autumn colour & winter fruit!
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- čas přidán 4. 08. 2024
- This week on The Horti-Culturalists we're taking a look at a fabulous group of small ornamental trees, the Hawthorns. We'll look at the South American species Crataegus mexicana which seems to be the mother of all ornamental Hawthorns! (This fabulous plant also happened to be across the road from a building site so apologies for the sound of air gun staplers!). We'll then take a look at three hybrids thought to have Crataegus mexicana as a parent but each with different features. And there's even a quick stroll along a mixed Hawthorn hedge Stephen planted in 1985 which is now looking sensational!
The Hawthorns we look at in this video are:
Crataegus mexicana
Crataegus × lavallei
Crataegus × grignonensis
Crataegus smithiana.
We refer to a pest that loves Hawthorns and we mentioned it in more detail in this video in relation to Medlars: • Historic garden visit!... - Jak na to + styl
Very interesting! Crataegus had not been on my radar much. Must say I love the yellow fruiting mexicana. Thanks again for an entertaining and informative segment.
Our pleasure! Regards Stephen
Those colors of those trees are so beautifulI. I have heard of Hawthornes but never seen one. Thanks for sharing their beauty.
You are so welcome. Regards Stephen
My goodness, I would not recognise any of those trees as the hawthorns we know in Ireland. Very interesting video.
that’s what we are here for! pushing the boundaries. Love Stephen
Fabulous avenue of trees. Well done!
Many thanks! Regards Stephen
Y’all are fun and helpful. 😊
Thanks for watching!
Oh l love them! Surprised rosellas haven’t eaten them. Some of ours get demolished before we can enjoy looking at the fruits.
Funny the birds don't go for the fruit in Mt Macedon!
love this!
Thanks for watching!
The avenue is stunning, those berries are huge compared to our uk natives
Thanks for watching - it is stunning in the flesh!
Oh I'm so excited about this Info❤
Glad to have been useful to you .Regards Stephen
I am in Tasmania and have lots of Hawthorn Hedges around my property. I also have a few Washington Thorns. Do you know what they are a cross of? They make a superb jelly and are a very pretty tree. Both get gunned by pear & cherry slug and the birds usually scoff the fruit before I can get to it. No problem with possums
The Washington thorn is a wild species called Crataegus phaenopyrum and of course is a North American species. Regards Stephen
Lovely trees. Do they grow true from their seeds or is it likely to produce some sort of hybrid?
It is usual for wild species to come fairly true from seed but the hybrids are far more unstable so are usually budded or grafted. Regards Stephen
To your knowledge, will possums be attracted to, and ravage the ripe berries and in doing so, break branches when they have their wild noisy night time parties ?
I have had problems with the possums eating the new growth including flowers off the top of my Mexican Hawthorn thus having a detrimental effect on the show come fruit time unfortunately. Regards Stephen
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Can the content creators or anyone else tell me if any of the hawthorns have the same heart health properties, or if some are better than others?
As far as I know some species (which includes C. pinnatifida major )are considered to be more useful than others but we aren’t medical practitioners so this is hearsay. Regards Stephen
*Guys I need some assistance! I have acquired a heart condition and am scrapped for FIAT. Low and behold a WALMART in my area grows several different herbs across their lot and one of them I found today LOOK LIKE A HAWTHORN BERRY TREE. However it does look a bit different and there are no thorns. I am trying to identity these and determine if that are legit and am having a serious time doing so. Can you guys help me to determine if this is a true hawthorn berry tree?*
without seeing a picture of it I’m sorry but I don’t see how I can help. There are however many that don’t have thorns. Regards Stephen
@The Horti-Culturalists you have email?, I can send a pic.
@@officialpoa3171 You can send Stephen an image via his Instagram account instagram.com/stephengryan/