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Washington Hawthorn Tree
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Posted by
little_acorn 5A (
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Mon, Oct 22, 12 at 16:25
| Can anyone tell me how long it takes to get fruit on a Washington Hawthorn tree?
Do you need two trees for it to get fruit on it?
I only haveone tree. An it is about 4 foot tall. |
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RE: Washington Hawthorn Tree
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- Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
Mon, Oct 22, 12 at 17:40
| Probably raised from seed if 4' tall, will be some years yet before it reaches sexual maturity. Cross-pollination not required. |
RE: Washington Hawthorn Tree
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| They bloom when young, maybe 5 or 6 years. The flowers smell funny, like something and bleach. The fruit have to turn black (ferment) before the birds eat them, typically around here that is the spring. Watch for Cedar-Apple-Wheat rust. It kills the twigs where the fungus makes the knot. Getting rid of a Juniper helped in my case, the juniper was really contributing to rust. I have 2 of these trees (Crataegus), soon only one. Not my favorite tree by far. |
RE: Washington Hawthorn Tree
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| Would you put another tree in it's place? If so what would you put in it's place? |
RE: Washington Hawthorn Tree
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| Green hawthorn (Crataegus viridis), especially the cultivar 'Winter King', is probably the most rust-resistant of the hawthorns. The cockspur hawthorn (wild) behind my garden gets completely defoliated by September every year, sooner if it's a wet summer... |
RE: Washington Hawthorn Tree
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| Why I planted this tree was because I wanted to have birds in my backyard. Is there a better tree that would bring Cardinals to your backyard? |
RE: Washington Hawthorn Tree
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| Plant a serviceberry, and you'll have every cardinal in the neighborhood in your yard! I especially like Amelanchier laevis, because it has a nice tree-like form. |
RE: Washington Hawthorn Tree
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| Also plant oaks because they support a lot of moths and butterflies that lay eggs on them; those make caterpillars and many birds are insectivores. Plus birds need caterpillars to feed their babies. There's a whole world of "bird feeding" beyond seeds and berries. |
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