Ornamental Hawthorns: four different types all with fabulous autumn colour & winter fruit!

This week on The Horti-Culturalists we're taking a look at a fabulous group of small ornamental trees, the Hawthorns. We'll look at the South American species Crataegus mexicana which seems to be the mother of all ornamental Hawthorns! (This fabulous plant also happened to be across the road from a building site so apologies for the sound of air gun staplers!). We'll then take a look at three hybrids thought to have Crataegus mexicana as a parent but each with different features. And there's even a quick stroll along a mixed Hawthorn hedge Stephen planted in 1985 which is now looking sensational! The Hawthorns we look at in this video are: Crataegus mexicana Crataegus × lavallei Crataegus × grignonensis Crataegus smithiana. We refer to a pest that loves Hawthorns and we mentioned it in more detail in this video in relation to Medlars:    • Historic garden visit! We visit a 19th cen...