This is for our bare root Hawthorn (Crataegus Monogyna)

Hawthorn is a delightful plant which forms the basis of most Native British Hedging. Delicate scented white and pale pink flowers from April to June give way to hawthorn berries or haws in the Autumn, that the birds love to eat. Small green summer leaves turn vibrant reds oranges and yellows adding beautiful colour to your hedge in Autumn.

Hawthorn also makes a beautiful small stand-alone tree and can grow to about 4m tall.

Hawthorn is fast growing and forms a hedge with lots of tiny twigs and branches which provide support to other trees and plants in the hedge, and makes a super natural habitat for birds, insects and small mammals. It is also thorny so is always included in security hedging.

We recommend that you trim your hawthorn once a year in Autumn after the birds have finished nesting. For use in hedging, we recommend 5 plants per metre on its own or mixed with other hedgerow plants in a double zig-zag row for a thick hedge. You can get away with 3-4 per metre in a staggered row if you don’t mind waiting an extra year or two to form a thick hedge.

· Any Soil Type

· Full sun to full shade

· Hardy and low maintenance

· Early Spring Flowers

· Berries in Autumn

· Deciduous, thorny

· Wildlife friendly

For best results plant with Rootgrow gel – it increases the growth rate by up to 50% and really helps the plants establish.

Keep them well watered – especially in the Spring and Summer in the first year of planting.

If you are not sure how many plants you need or which varieties suit your garden please just contact or call us and we will be happy to offer friendly advice!