Hawthorn Lore; The Storied Tree's Reputation and Reality

The Washington Post | February 14, 1991| | Copyright

During winter, the hawthorn's leafless boughs and twigs outlined against the sky are as articulated as a skeleton, and our eyes are drawn to them as to the rich detail of a Duerer etching that fills every square inch with meaningful motion. The spring foliage is a lively, glossy green that in most varieties turns scarlet or orange in the fall.

Depending on the variety, the hawthorn's sprays of flowers come in white, pink or red. And the red berries that follow often last all winter long, all of them favored by birds and some edible to humans in the form of jams, preserves and even ...

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