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Red Hawthorn Tree | Crataegus laevigata 'Paul's Scarlet'
Award winning, scarlet-flowered Hawthorn
Grown by John
South Downs National Park
Pre-order for delivery early May
The highlights
- Explodes with crimson double flowers in spring
- Compact and easy to care for - ideal for smaller gardens
- A wildlife magnet, attracting bees and birds
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
Description
- One of the most richly flowering native trees, Paul's Scarlet is a hit in every season
- Compact and well shaped, it's ideal for even small gardens
- Hard as nails. Laughs in the face of frost, poor soil, wind and pollution.
- Dark green, deeply lobed, glossy foliage that turns sunny yellow and bronze in autumn
- A mass of deep crimson red flowers appear in May & June with small red fruits (haws) in the autumn. You can make them into wine, cordial and jelly - or leave them for the birds to enjoy
- Perfect as a feature tree in your front garden or at the back of a mixed flower border, Hawthorn makes a great addition to a hedge too
- One of the best trees you can plant for native wildlife - bees love the flowers and birds come for the all-you-can-eat fruit buffet in autumn - the sharp thorns also give them a safe nesting place
- Winner of the RHS Award of Garden Merit
- Our potted trees are supplied in EcoPots™.
- Our trees are usually between 18 and 36 months old at the time of dispatch and are professionally pruned before dispatching.
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How To Grow
High Pest/Disease resistance
Generally pest and disease resistant. May be affected by caterpillars, gail mites and aphids. May also be affected by a leaf spot and fire blightMORE
Water regularly when newly planted
Water nearly everyday during the first few months after planting. Once established, rainfall should be adequate, but may need some extra water during dry and hot spells during the first few years
Full Sun
Position in Full Sun (6h+) or partial shade
Moist but well-drained soil
Can grow in almost any moist but well-drained soil, from sandy to clay and from acidic to slightly alkaline
Prune Annually
Although serious pruning is not required, you can prune your hawthorn tree to keep it looking neat. Removal of dead, diseased or broken branches will aid in this process while stimulating new growth for flowers and fruit
Planting Calendar
- Best time to plant
- Harvest
- Flower
South Downs National Park
Meet John
110 years' expertise free with every tree
John’s family have been growing trees in the South Downs National Park for over a century, and it shows. Dug up and sent straight to your garden at between 18-36 months old, their quality rootstocks, expert pruning and natural pest control mean that these traditionally field-grown trees are the hardiest you can get.
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Our plants are grown in the UK
Specialist UK growers we know and trust grow your plants the traditional way, with organic fertiliser and biological pest control. They pick only the healthiest plants for you, professionally pruning them so that they’ll grow strong and well shaped.
Our plants are delivered overnight
Your plants are sent to you fresh from the field in our plastic free box that’s specially designed to hold them tight, then securely delivered by specialist plant couriers - straight from the grower to your garden within 24 hours.
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How will my plants be packed and delivered?
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Where do you deliver?
We deliver to anywhere in Mainland UK for our standard delivery cost. We are able to deliver most plants to Highlands and non UK mainland however this will be at an additional cost. This will be calculated at the checkout. Please note, deliveries to these locations will take longer. Unfortunately, we are not able to deliver to Northern Ireland at present.
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What customers say about us
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Excellent delivery and service
Well, the delivery was spot on, the tree looks healthy enough for a sleeping plant, although at the moment most of the branches are on one side of the trunk which in itself is bent banana-style. quite wonky. One can only hope that it grows into a fruitful plant with some character?
30 January
Nice sized tree in good condition
Time will tell on the quality of the product (bare-root apple trees), but the stems that arrived seemed in great condition and very well packaged so no damage in transit. Looking forward to Spring!
Ange
Appears v healthy
Very happy with purchase
Ms Arlene Bocking
Lovely tree
So happy with my purchase of my Braeburn Hillwell apple tree from Roots Plants. It arrived promptly, well packaged and in a good, healthy condition. I soaked it for an hour before planting and it's doing well. Looking forward to our home grown apples, in time.
Ms Arlene Bocking
It has picked up now and is growing well
It arrived in a heat wave and looked a little bit sorry for itself when planted out but it has picked up now and is growing well.
David Osborne
Good service all round
Arrived on time as the seller said it would and the courier gave me a time slot to track my parcel. It came well packaged and was of good quality for this time of year. It looks a good and healthy tree and will be planted up in a few weeks after the ground has been prepared. I’m pleased with my purchase.
Helen