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 ...

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 ...

One of Ireland’s best-loved children’s stories has been brought to life in a new immersive exhibition at a Co Tyrone museum. Children have been reading Marita Conlon-McKenna’s Under The Hawthorn Tree, ...

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 ...

Hawthorn trees tend to be underutilized in the home landscape but they are splendid alternatives (or additions) to crabapples and dogwoods to add winter interest and provide a food source for ...

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 ...