Winter King hawthorn is a true four-season tree with flowers in spring, clean summer foliage, showy fruits in fall and winter, and exfoliating bark that adds winter interest.

A beautiful group of native trees often overlooked for our yards and wooded areas are the hawthorn trees. These smaller trees are adorned with showy flowers and fruits that are a delight to both ...

Blossom trees, such as crab apple and flowering cherries, are among the most inspiring sights of spring and offer brilliant ways to light up your garden.© Jacky Parker - Getty Images ...

About 15 years ago, Bill and I planted a hawthorn tree. I selected the tree — Bill planted it. From the get-go, Bill didn’t like the tree but went along with it. When we bought the tree… ...

THE Hawthorn tree is a robust and long-lived genus (Crataegus). Part of the rose family, they light up our countryside boundaries with spectacular blossom and later provide food for our wildlife.

En route, Jing is shown an iconic Hawthorn tree that, according to local legend, blooms with red flowers, since it grew in soil enriched by the blood of Chinese soldiers fighting Japanese invaders.

That’s why brilliant May blossom at the smallpox hospital was said to flower fairer than on other hawthorn trees in the vicinity.

As the Ogham tree ‘H’ for May and the first lunar month 13th May - 9th June, Hawthorn blossoms graced the floral crowns for the young maidens at the Celtic Festival of Bealtaine, also Beltane ...