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My pink flowering hawthorn was a picture this year, best it has flowered to date.
Its real name is Crataegus laevigata 'Rosea Flore Pleno' and I dug it in 2011.
It will now get a post-flowering trim in places, and in others it will be allowed to grow a fill in a few holes. There are a few viewing sides of this tree but I prefer the first photo as it shows the trunk movement best.

This must be quite old to have that bark! Congrats.

Hi Wotto,

Looking great, love the flowers.How long after the dig did it flower?

Regards,

Peter

Wow - nice tree & nicely photographed Watto,
( the colour of your backdrop)
I have never owned Hawthorn, don't know anything about them. (& I am struggling to pronounce the botanical name.)
Those flowers look very delicate, especially contrasting against the texture of that trunk- are the flowers highly perfumed?
I think from the photos I like your proposed alternate front best.
Appreciate your time & effort and willingness to share!

I don't know how old it is Mike, but the trunk is about 170mm wide so must be a reasonable age.
Peter, its been very rewarding and flowered the next year after digging but just a few spot flowers, and has improved its flowering each year since.
Here is a photo of "dig day".

looks like it was having a hard life in that photo

A great score Watto. They are a very rewarding tree and i like where it is going. Did you know they also have a deep red version of this but i have yet to see one.

Hi Keep Calm, the flowers do not have a distinctive smell and I think you may struggle to grow them at Newcastle as they like a cool winter.
Bodhi, it was you who correctly named this for me some time ago so I am in your debt (again). Is the red flowered one 'Paul's Scarlet'? I have seen one in the bark but I would be interested.

Well done Watto ,great crop of flowers ,nice aged bark very pleasant on the eye. Cheers John.

Love the contrast of a gnarly trunk with the lush foliage and delicate flowers.

Watto wrote: Is the red flowered one 'Paul's Scarlet'? I have seen one in the bark but I would be interested.

Yep, that's correct Watto.

Thanks Budhi, the Paul's Scarlet I saw was a grafted plant.
I have decided that the pink flowering variety is easier to make flower than the standard white flowering variety.