Hawthorn Tree | The Tree & Hedge Company

Soils

Tolerates all substrates that are not too poor in nutrient. Prefers calcareous, deep rich soils.

Location

Hawthorn is tolerant of heat and very frost hardy

Annual Growth Rate

Annual growth rate for Hawthorn is 15-25cm

pH TOLERANCE

Slightly acid to alkaline soils. However, hawthorn preference is deep nutrient rich calcareous soils

Root Structure

Deep with far-reaching lateral roots, sensitive to soil compaction and pavements.

Potential

Hawthorn trees or hedgerows are good choices for wildlife, natural and Cottage gardens.

Annual Pruning

Trim hawthorn in the autumn.

Characteristics

Hawthorn can create a security barrier or stand alone specimen tree

Hawthorn are small trees with very sharp spiny branches and deep lobed glossy green deciduous leaves in April which turn gold in colour, in the autumn.

In late May, early June an abundance of fragrant white flowers blossom out and are followed by deep-red coloured berries in the autumn.

Hawthorn hedgerows have been for centuries, and are still to this day, widely planted throughout the UK, by farmers and landowners to create livestock enclosures and property boundaries.

When fully grown, hawthorn create impenetrable sharp thorny barriers and havens for wildlife, providing food and safe shelter. Its berries known as ‘Haws’, provide nutrition for many small mammals and birds during the early winter months.