Lance is a caretaker of a nature preserve in North Carolina and an expert on hawthorn trees. (The species Crataegus lancei is named after him.) And for years now, he’s been chronicling their ...

The Hawthorn is one of the most distinctive trees in hedgerows and woodlands. In this video, we explore how to identify it using its red berries, thorny branches, and seed count, plus how to tell the ...

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 the classes I attended at the Herbal Resurgence was on Hawthorn. Which was hosted by two wonderful teachers (see last blog for more info about them) It was probably the best class I have ...

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 ...

It's only natural to think of red-berried hollies at the Yuletide season, but an under-utilized ornamental that offers even more berries is the Washington hawthorn, Crategus phaenopyrum. This small ...