Red Flowering Hawthorn

Watto · Post by **Watto** » August 30th, 2011, 2:39 pm

Today I had the opportunity to dig an old red flowering hawthorn. The tree is quite old - well at least more than 20 years old and has been doing it tough over recent years. I have had my eye on it for a while and once the opportunity arose I took it with both hands.
For those people who attended the plum dig and found the ground to be dark, damp and easy to dig, well this was the opposite - it was dry and clay and very difficult. Anyway it took a while.
The tree was only about 4 to 5 metres high so a quick cut and into the digging. Some post dig after care and hope that it survives. I did notice during potting that there are a few borer holes so I will need to take care of that in the very near future.

kvan64 · Post by **kvan64** » August 30th, 2011, 6:35 pm

Very nice find Watto. Love the bark. It does look very aged. I'm a fan of hawthorns and would be drooling again for this.
I wish I could have access to collect to materials like yours.
Cheers.
DK

Vice · Post by **Vice** » August 30th, 2011, 6:41 pm

Nice collect. Hope It does well for you =D

Handy Mick · Post by **Handy Mick** » August 30th, 2011, 6:45 pm

I like red flowering Hawthorn, very much.
I have my eye on some very large ones, but only for layering.
Thats a good one mate.

Mick

Watto · Post by **Watto** » August 30th, 2011, 8:57 pm

I heard this story that the red flowering ones (Paul Scarlett I believe) did not have thorn's, well don't believe everything you here, not only do they have thorns, but they go straight through your gloves - three times!!!!

Handy Mick · Post by **Handy Mick** » August 30th, 2011, 10:29 pm

They are quite large.

Post by **kcpoole** » August 30th, 2011, 10:50 pm

Lovely Bark on that one

Nice find

Ken

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » August 30th, 2011, 10:56 pm

Nice find Watto,
Red flowering variety not grafted are not so easy to get hold of, this could make a very nice tree.

Watto · Post by **Watto** » October 25th, 2011, 5:17 pm

Well my hawthorn does appear to be recovering quite well after the dig, and just to show its appreciation for its new home it has presented me with a few flowers. I hope these are just a teaser of what is to come in the years that follow!
If all progresses well I will take a few airlayers in the coming years.

bodhidharma · Post by **bodhidharma** » October 25th, 2011, 6:00 pm

Very nice Watto and definitely "Pauls scarlet" you lucky bugger.

Watto · Post by **Watto** » October 25th, 2011, 6:57 pm

Thanks for the positive ID Bodhi. My plan is to have a bonsai less than half the current size of this tree and thus the need for the airlayers. It will be good to have a few more of this particular species going around in the world of bonsai, especially ones that are not grafted.

Handy Mick · Post by **Handy Mick** » October 25th, 2011, 7:32 pm

you lucky bugger

Watto · Post by **Watto** » August 28th, 2013, 5:29 pm

Its been a while since this tree was dug so I thought I would show it progress. The photo below shows it in flower in October 2012 so that is very encouraging.

Watto · Post by **Watto** » August 28th, 2013, 5:36 pm

As it has now been two years since it was dug I decided today was the day to set this on the road to where I think it should be. Of course there is still a lot of work to be done, but I really want a large number of small branches, only time will tell if this is succesful.
When I dug this tree it had some borer problem but I think I have fixed that issue now, except everytime in fill the holes with cut paste the snails (or maybe the slugs) eat it, they appear to see it as a delicacy.
I have selected the trunk structure to provide some movement to add interest to the tree.

Paulneill · Post by **Paulneill** » August 28th, 2013, 6:43 pm

Very nice trunk line watto.
That should turn out to be a beaut.
I read that hawthorn don't callous much does this one heal over?

AusBonsai

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