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 to ...

I was in Ireland when my brother rang, three years ago. One of those peerless May evenings, the sun golden and the bees ...

Q: I planted a ‘Winter King’ hawthorn tree 5 years ago and was looking forward to the beautiful red winter fruits. But it is looking worse each year. The leaves come out in spring green enough but ...

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 ...

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 trees ...

Question: I have a nice Hawthorn tree that has great red flowers in the spring, but it drops most of its leaves every year by the beginning of September. That's way too early for fall, so why does it ...

Leaves– Alternate, simple, deciduous, serrate and lobed. 2-4 inches long. Dark green above and paler below. Twigs and Buds– Twigs are slender, grey in color, and armed with an obvious and stiff 1-inch ...