Hawthorn

This plant is often found in suburban areas. Growing hawthorn at the dacha is an attractive business, because the plant is highly decorative, fits well into different styles of dacha design, and the ripened fruits have healing properties.

Represented by more than 200 species, the most interesting ones were actively used by breeders to develop large-fruited garden varieties and hybrids.

Much attention has been paid to the decorative species of this shrub - gardeners are often attracted to:

  • unusually beautiful lush flowering
  • brightness and picturesqueness of ripening fruits
  • the originality of the outlines of the tree itself or the unusual shape of its branches
  • the ability to quickly create an impenetrable hedge around the site, this will require planting varieties with thorns
  • the opportunity to get aesthetic pleasure when the hawthorn begins to bloom - trees or shrubs turn into foam clouds of different shades, from snow-white to bright pink

Growing hawthorn in the garden

Experts say that this is not a difficult matter; the plant is not very demanding when it comes to soil, moisture and fertilizing. But it feels more comfortable in a well-lit area with weak soil acidity.

Single plants should be planted taking into account that there is subsequently enough space for the crown of each of them.

If the goal is to create a fence, then planting is done more densely, in prepared trenches.

From the articles in this section you will learn the basic rules of care that will allow you to get a rich harvest, in particular the details of growing blood red hawthorn: starting from preparing the soil for planting.

You can use the collection instructions, correct preparation and storage of berries.

About beneficial properties

You will find a lot of useful information:

  • what diseases are treated with the flowers and fruits of common and blood red hawthorn, how they are used for general strengthening purposes
  • learn how to properly prepare healing infusions
  • get the recipe hawthorn tinctures

Reproduction methods

Get an answer to a frequently asked question about how to grow hawthorn from a seed, and at the same time find out the best options for propagating the plant:

  • layering
  • planting shoots
  • vaccination
  • root cuttings