Hawthorn

[Smithy]

Here is a hawthorn i've been working on a for a few years. I've just had a pot made for it by John Pitt so it will be put into it in the spring . Just got to build up some ramification now.


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[tismeisthatu]

wow

Smithy, where did that come from? What a transformation. The difference between what you started with & what your left with blew my mind. I love Hawthorn, & I just love what you've done here. Thanks for sharing it.

 

[Milly]

A lovely transformation Smithy

 

[JudyB]

I was hoping you would share this here, what does the pot look like?

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

I like this one too...highly geometric branch design. Did the top die back, leaving you with the shorter stump,or was that the plan?

 

[discusmike]

What type of hawthorn is this?

 

[Smithy]

I bought this in an auction . It was like it was in the first pic. I think the top had died back and the owner and then sprouted from the bottom . It was £40. I love getting material like this as i don't have to put the effort in of digging it and waiting for it to recover.

Here is the pot Judy . It has been shaped to make it not look so wide and long.


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[JudyB]

It will be exciting to see it in it's new home, looks like a good fit.

 

[Smithy]

What type of hawthorn is this?

Its crataegus monogyna , our common hawthorn.

 

[Cypress]

Wow, great job with that tree. You really know how to work with what you've got. I saw the first pic and though "oh bummer, the whole top died back", but then you really took advantage of what was there. Great tree! I'm going to be collecting a few hawthorns on my property in the spring so I'm trying to look up as many examples of other peoples work as I can, nice to see one a little different.

 

[Nomad]

Quite a beautiful transformation.