Hawthorn.... i think?

[Tbrshou]

So I'm looking for a hawthorn today and I find what I suspect to be two of them. I had the assumption that hawthorn trees have bark but these trees seemed smooth and peeling. So are they hawthorns or not

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Yes, they are hawthorns, and can be good bonsai subjects:

 

[Tbrshou]

Yes, they are hawthorns, and can be good bonsai subjects:
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Thank you couldn't seem to find a picture of one with a smooth trunk, that clears some things up for me.

 

[Paulpash]

Yes, they are hawthorns, and can be good bonsai subjects:
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What variety is that, Brian? I work with the Monogyna mainly here, a craggy bark variety.

 

[atlarsenal]

What variety is that, Brian? I work with the Monogyna mainly here, a craggy bark variety.

I am not sure about Brian’s tree and I will let him answer. The one @Tbrshou has pics of is crataegus spathulata, littlehip hawthorn and has exfoliating bark.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

What variety is that, Brian? I work with the Monogyna mainly here, a craggy bark variety.

C. sphathulata, littlehip hawthorn.
The SE US natives have smooth, yet exfoliating bark, unlike the delightfully craggy bark yours have across the pond.

 

[Paulpash]

C. sphathulata, littlehip hawthorn.
The SE US natives have smooth, yet exfoliating bark, unlike the delightfully craggy bark yours have across the pond.
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It's a fabulous tree. I hope you get opportunity to post a leafless picture at some point.

 

[Tbrshou]

C. sphathulata, littlehip hawthorn.
The SE US natives have smooth, yet exfoliating bark, unlike the delightfully craggy bark yours have across the pond.
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I'm actually using your post and it's little sister you sold to help with training and shaping ideas for the time I actually collect one. BTW any tips on the collection of the littlehip for high rate survival?

 

[Paulpash]

Got a pic of the Monogyna bark this morning before it rained again. I'm off to help some of the flood victims later.