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I want to plant some hawthorn bushes in my mum's garden next year (2005) so was intending to sneakily (slap wrist) take some hardwood cuttings from roadside hedges this winter. However, now I can't work out what's hawthorne and what's not. Anyone have any ideas, or could send me some cuttings even (I'll pay postage)?

Anna

Sorry did not read this earlier. Sadly Hawthorn does not come from cuttings, If you want plants you would have to sow some berries about now.

You learn something new every day do they have suckers comming up Eric? and dont they have thorns on them hence hawthorn.

OKay, thanks, I guess I'll scratch that idea.

Bare rooted Hawthorn plants can be bought for about 80p a plant Look in Garden News or Gardeners World Mag  adverts.
Sdaly they do not produce suckers either, Teresa. And yes they do have thorns hence thorn and red fruit, haws hence hawthorn and before the weather went wonky they flowered in May hence May blossom. And if you have ever cut a hawthorn hedge you would give it one or two other names also.

I think this is where the saying "ne'er cast a clout till may is out" comes from as well, don't take off your warm clothes until the hawthorn is in blossom!

Ten x

We have a spinny near us and the hawthorn when in bloom last year ,you could smell and taste it ,so heady realy made you high.
Another saying white in summer white in winter?

Breaking buds ie just showing white are edible, no discernable taste to me though.

..... these edible buds called "Bread and Cheese" in Kent where I grew up.

Hi Anna
found this on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2033&item=2372542468

dont know if it is any use to you

The whole of our right hand hedge is hawthorn...........pain is treading on one of the thorns whilst wandering our in the garden barefooted!! And Eric is quite right about the cutting of it.goes through leather gloves with ease! Our local bird population love it though  ;D  ;D  ;D DP

Thanks for the link, Teresa  ;D

Anna