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Post by Louise on Nov 18, 2011 9:03:12 GMT
I bought one this week and have a question about the haws.
Are they produced immediately or does the plant need to be a certain age before they appear ..... or, do they automatically form after the flowers have dropped ?
Also, does it have to be a certain age before flowering ?
I've not done much research yet, just the basic stuff and my questions are things that i've not actually seen mentioned anywhere yet, so thought i'd ask here !
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Post by Cherry on Nov 18, 2011 10:48:14 GMT
It behaves just like the hawthorns in the field, or even a rowan. Does this answer the question Louise. It was the first tree I bought when I arrived here because it is such a favourite, but mine is struggling in the drought. I was thinking about it this morning so your post is a great co-incidence. I am thinking of moving it.
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Post by Geranium on Nov 18, 2011 13:32:04 GMT
Mine is C. laevigata 'Crimson Clouds', which is similar to yours except that the flowers have white centres. It flowered in the first season after I planted it, and also fruited. Not many flowers that year, admittedly. Depending on the size of the tree you've bought of course, I think it should produce at least some blossom next spring.  |
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Post by Lou78W on Nov 18, 2011 13:35:21 GMT
A lovely plant Louise...it brings back memories of childhood when some of our neighbours grew huge trees of it (well they seemed huge to a child :  ...it is commonly called "May" in the North East  |
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Post by sweetpea on Nov 18, 2011 15:48:15 GMT
We get many self sown ( by the birds no doubt) of hawthorns and I intend to transplant some for a native hedge. Some are a couple of years old but no sign of any flowers yet.
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Post by Louise on Nov 18, 2011 16:24:57 GMT
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Post by Louise on Nov 28, 2011 8:44:49 GMT
Somewhere - i thought in this thread, Grindle mentioned hawthorns in a graveyard that we both know ..... well i looked across at it the other day and i'm sure it is hawthorns in there - some large mature ones and they were laden with haws |
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Post by hywel on Nov 28, 2011 8:52:31 GMT
I would think the appearence of haws depends on how well the flowers were pollinated, irrespective of the plan't age. It's to do with polination of the flowers.
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Post by grindle on Nov 29, 2011 6:32:49 GMT
Somewhere - i thought in this thread, Grindle mentioned hawthorns in a graveyard that we both know ..... well i looked across at it the other day and i'm sure it is hawthorns in there - some large mature ones and they were laden with haws it was Euonymus Louise  |
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Post by Louise on Nov 29, 2011 7:20:27 GMT
Well there you are ! Not at all 'with it' am i !!!!!   ;D |
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Post by merlin on Nov 29, 2011 7:30:14 GMT
Well there you are ! Not at all 'with it' am i !!!!! ;D Let's just call it an anonymous euonymus, I would like to know what a Haw is, is it a word for berry, if so why? |
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Post by grindle on Nov 29, 2011 8:10:31 GMT
Well there you are ! Not at all 'with it' am i !!!!! ;D ;D |
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Post by grindle on Nov 29, 2011 8:11:52 GMT
Well there you are ! Not at all 'with it' am i !!!!! ;D Let's just call it an anonymous euonymus, I would like to know what a Haw is, is it a word for berry, if so why? I guess for the same reason you get hips on roses  |
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Post by peony on Nov 29, 2011 15:10:49 GMT
Let's just call it an anonymous euonymus, I would like to know what a Haw is, is it a word for berry, if so why? I guess for the same reason you get hips on roses Yes Merlin, it is the red berry of the Hawthorn |
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...it is commonly called "May" in the North East 
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