Just returned from Door County, Wi and saw a beautiful hawthorne tree in bloom. Do any particular species survive our cold winters in Zone 3?

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

Answers

Hi Becky,

Hawthorne (crataegus) hardy in zone 3:

Crataegus x modenensis "boom hawthorne": 5 m tall, 5 m wide, flowers in late may; cultivars: "snowbird" has double white flowers, very hardy, open pollenated; "toba" has double flowers, opening white and turning pink..

Crataegus punctata (dotted hawthorne); flowers in early june, (native in MN and WI) ; slightly susceptible to hawthorne rust; there is a new cultivar called 'inermis' which is thornless.

May the hawthorned goddess bless you and yours :),

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

We have wild hawthorn all over the edges of the woods here, some years the trees are just loaded with fruit, the birds love them, and they do make tasty jelly, I prefer just to eat them right off the tree and spit out the seeds.

BTW, hawthorn works great at lower HBP, it takes a month or two to kick in, but really worked for me! I take two capsules (400mg. each) twice a day.

-- Anonymous, June 19, 2001

Becky, Good luck with your Hawthorn. I love Hawthorn. Ah ,lovely lovely Mayblossem!

There are spots here in southeastern Ohio where it spreads freely, in circles upon the hills. What a lovely sight on a spring day!

Hawtorn is such a special tree, I have one in a pot because I can't deside the right place to plant it. Did you know Becky that Hawthorn is part of the tree fairy triad of Britain? Where Oak, Ash and Hawthorn are found growing together one is sure to see fairies!

Tren

-- Anonymous, June 19, 2001

Oh Annie! Thanks for remindin me about hawthorne and high blood pressure!! Mine has been really bad lately, gotta go dig out a bottle and start taking it!

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2001