RE: /bottle brush/ now hawthorn
Somehow I totally missed the change in topic to the hawthorn- but checked
out the link- it is really a lovely tree. Someday the Modesto Ash in my
front yard will croak, and I'd love to replace it with other more attactive
and less pest-prone trees. Also, having a true deciduous tree would be
nice- this deal of dropping part of it's leaves for months at a time is
crazy. Our front looks like a disaster from Nov- April.
Theresa
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From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
Behalf Of Betsy Kelson
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 6:56 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] update on garden/bottle brush
HEllo Donna,
I had a beautiful Winter King growing outside the garden Center window
in Terre Haute In. The robins and cedar waxwings loved the huge clusters of
red-orange berries. In fact the waxwing flock cleaned the entire tree in
about 15 minutes.
I think this is a great tree.
betsy
colorado
only 1 1/2" of snow from the weekend boo hoo
>
> On the deciduous end, Chris wrote a Plant of the Month article about
> Crataegus viridis 'Winter King' (hawthorn) that makes it sound a
> most interesting plant if you wanted to use something more tree like
> - and I think hawthorns can be pruned to hedges as well. I don't
> know if birds like the berrys, but it sure seems a 4-season plant.
> I've never grown one; can't actually say I've ever seen one; don't
> think they like my climate.
>
> http://www.hort.net/profile/ros/craviwk/
>
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt@hort.net
> Editor: Gardening in Shade
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