Collected Hawthorn History

[Brian Van Fleet]

Awesome! I love this tree. I notice the pot is changed from the show pic, was it in a show pot? If so, what was the show pot an what pot is it in for the fall color pics? Thanks for sharing.

The show pot is a 60-85 year-old Katoaka Akitsugu; founder of the Yamaaki kiln. It has very thin walls and bottom, and I was concerned that a pot full of roots coupled with some freezing temps may cause it to crack.

After the show, I removed the moss, water-blasted the soil left behind by the moss, and slip-potted it into the blue one; a current generation Yamaaki. It's sitting up high because the roots grow like crazy. Next year, it will go into a deeper container for a couple years while I do some work on the branching.

 

[Waldo Street Pottery]

Thanks Brian! Lovely, just lovely...

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

This one got a big overhaul after the Nationals; details at some point. Now after a few years of constant grooming and preparation, it's settled into a much deeper pot and being allowed to grow for a bit to regain some strength, as well as develop and set some branches. First time I can recall seeing it throw off some thorns.

 

[0soyoung]

First time I can recall seeing it throw off some thorns.

So are thorns a branch maturity thing (or is this because you did something wrong )?

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Not sure if it was response to pruning a few heavy branches, or just getting to grow out. I'll have to look and see if they're localized to certain branches.

 

[Dav4]

I vote growing out...I've got thorns all over the branches I'm allowing to run to thicken up.

 

[JudyB]

Seems to be the case for me as well.

 

[barrosinc]

Thanks for the progression Brian. Beautiful tree. I'm always amazed at the variability in collected Hawthorns (leaves, bark, fall color, etc.) There must be quite a few different species. I noted that the bark on yours looks lots different than some I've collected around here. One thing they do seem to have in common is the lack of flowers after collection. I've collected several in flower and never seen them flower again. Maybe it's just a matter of time (?).

Any idea why??

It is sooo hard to find pictures of flowering hawthorns.

 

[Lazylightningny]

Brian, nicely documented progression from beginning to end. Very educational. Thanks!

 

[Cadillactaste]

Love progression threads...glad that it was a link in a more current thread, which allowed me to view something that otherwise slipped under my radar. Thanks for sharing this with us Brian!

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

A sneak-peek after 2 years of work following the 4th US Nationals. It's coming along; needs to be pruned after leaf fall.

 

[Waldo Street Pottery]

It just gets better and better.

 

[Random User]

@ Brian

It seems that the thorns don't reduce as much as the leaves do, eh. I always knew that fruits and flowers don't, but I would have taken a wild guess that the thorns would have.

 

[JudyB]

Looking very nice, I just took the leaves off mine to put in the cold house as winter is only hours away now. My thorns get larger with the age of the tre!

 

[Random User]

I have to assume that Russian Olive (and other thorny trees/bushes) is/are the same then... with the thorns that is.

 

[sorce]

It doesn't seem like 2 years.

Wow!

Looking proud!

Sorce

 

[BobbyLane]

Majestic!

 

[just.wing.it]

Wow! very nice!

 

[dirk hoorelbeke]

Just read the tread, what a treat. Congrats...

 

[j evans]

Great work with an end result that we all should strive for. Good Job!