Hawthorn || Best Tree for a Small Garden || Irish Fairy Tradition

[@tarahskinner923]

Thank you for sharing! Deeply enjoyed!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

So glad!

[@FernandaNascimentoOrchids]

What a gorgeous tree 👌 I also enjoyed knowing about the origin of fairies 🙌🎠❤️

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thanks, Fernanda. Hope you are enjoying your beautiful garden.

[@kathrynmcmorrow7170]

Love your Crimson Cloud of the Emerald Isle.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you

[@khayescobar1819]

Thank you very much for sharing your beautiful garden.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

You are very welcome.

[@markvine7361]

Hello Ma'am. So nice to see a woman like you wish to visit you... But only my dreams.. love here in Philippines. Stay smile and safe always.God bless

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Happy growing.

[@BBQNBLUES]

Beautiful !! Learned I don't want to attract Fairies to my garden.... only Leprechauns :)

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Haha. Okay then.

[@michaelmccarthy4077]

And that's why it is important to have iron bars on the windows and iron locks on the doors, it keeps the fairies from getting in, or so I learned watching "The Hallow". That is a gorgeous Hawthorn cultivar. There is a species found in the eastern US and the thorns are the stuff of horror movies, 10 cm long and extremely rigid, they'll go right through the hand if you're not careful but it does keep the deer from chewing them to bits.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Yikes, I don't like the sound of that US hawthorn. Generally I'm not keen on spikey plants and actually this cultivar isn't very thorny. Have a great evening.

[@shaunaburton7136]

You have a beautiful accent!

[@helenyoung8012]

I have always understood that it is unlucky to pick Hawthorn and bring it indoors. Lovely cultivar and loved the folklore.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Yes, that is also part of the tradition here.

[@chasmosaurskickingcretaceo7836]

This was quite interesting - both the information about the Hawthorn tree as it currently is, and the legends behind it. I've read many, many British books about the fae or fairies, but it's lovely having the Irish perspective. Thank you.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

I'm happy to hear that. Lovely to think of those hawthorn blooms now in darkest winter!

[@jericohen120]

My Step Grandmother had the most abundant fruits and vegetables as well as an amazing flower garden which she attributed to the many faeries that cared for them. She always pointed them out to me assuming I could see them as she did. I smiled a lot at her enthusiasm never told her I could not see them as she did. Because of her I thought them benevolent friends and caretakers of gardens. When in Ireland I will be more careful that certain. The Hawthorns are glorious. Love & Blessings

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful New York day.

[@TrishsOrchidLife]

What a GORGEOUS view of the Irish countryside! I enjoyed the background on the Irish Fairies, it reminds me a lot of the German take on fairies. Also, red against that white, simply beautiful.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you, Trish. Isn't folklore so interesting! Hope you have a great day.

[@Cesc8170]

There is a relative of this tree that was grown for its fruit down here in subhumid to humid areas: Crataegus azarolus. It tastes a bit like apples...and gives a hard digestion time. In fact, people who ate too many of them have died. Lovely white flowers thought!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Ah yes, just looked that up!

[@alfredgrechbonsailicious4827]

Hawthorn is a tree for all seasons. Nice video.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you. Take care

[@karlsorchidparty2395]

A very beautiful cultivar, indeed!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Glad to share with you

[@GrannysGarden]

Gone with the fairies! When you started to talk about changelings I was already thinking of Bridget Cleary. I remember reading about that event and being absolutely horrified especially since the husband was not an uneducated man. The photo of the country lane filled with Hawthorne trees is really lovely. Love your crimson one. I was on the hunt for one 3 weeks ago. I found a seller with 5 trees, two of which were hideous and unfortunately the other 3 were lovely but had a "sold" tab on them😠

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Oh no! Someone else beat you to the best trees! The story of Bridgit Cleary is horrific and it is great to leave such things far behind in the past. Thanks for watching, Una, and happy growing.

[@GrannysGarden]

Thanks Rachel!

[@alanthecat59]

i agree superb tree, underrated

[@ericaslittlewelshgarden]

Thanks for this video, I'm going to look for one now, so pretty.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

A great choice 🙂

[@lilyrose5612]

Beautiful treeand great medicinal properties too. Thanks for sharing Rachel.😇

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you! 😊

[@penelopehammerton2907]

Wow! A gorgeous tree. Thank you for sharing it : )

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thanks for visiting

[@bumblebeesorchids3408]

Very interesting, thank you for sharing! I've heard about changelings in the tv series 'Outlander' before, which plays in Scotland, I believe. But I was glad to learn more about the Irish fairy tradition. Another great video with a beautiful landscape in the background.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Ah yes, I remember that scene from 'Outlander'. The Scottish and Irish have a common Celtic heritage so I was not surprised to learn that 18th century Scotland believed in changelings too. Thanks for watching and take care.

[@laurieparis2203]

Lovely! I drink Hawthorne tea on the daily as part of a mix I make. It's supposed to be good for the heart. My great aunt Lily used to tell me about the wee folk, their mischief and their fairy forts. When we went up into the Adirondacks, she would always leave a saucer of milk on the doorstep outside our cabin, to keep us from their mischief. Thanks for the video Rachel, the Crimson Queen is surely that! Does she have fierce thorns like her relatives?🌸

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you for sharing, Laurie. I think 'Crimson Cloud' is relatively thorn-free. I will need to recehck.

[@joanneoverstreet72]

😊💚🌱🌻🐝

[@janettempest716]

I want a tree to plant to remember my daughter 🙏❤️🙏

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Yes. I can understand that. Hugs. ❤️

[@feargach2107]

The Irish word for a fairy changeling is Síofra and is becoming a popular girls name today. Scary!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

I think it's a lovely name but, yes, scary when you think about the meaning.

[@amytih47]

Absolutely beautiful! Is it deciduous? How does it look in winter?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

The hawthorn is deciduous so in winter there is nothing to see, just bare branches.

[@radharcanna]

What a beautiful tree. When you say ‘small’, how tall does it get?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

This tree is also known as Crataegus × media 'Superba' and Crataegus × media 'Rosea Superba'. According to the RHS it will attain 4-8 metres (its ultimate height) in 20-50 years.

[@thegonzalezs4953]

We watched a movie last night about Mary Reynolds and she mentioned the hawthorn on the movie , and I was like we have that tree , I need to figure out if it is I told my wife , so I’m here trying to see what the leafs look like , ours has been cut down and it came back , but no blooms. We recently moved to this house and I’m trying to figure out what plants we have .

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Sounds like exciting times for you and your wife. Hopefully your new garden will reveal great treasures over time. Best wishes. Rachel

[@thegonzalezs4953]

@@GardeningatDouentza thank you!

[@paolorsn-it6556]

Gorgeous, gorgeous little tree. I suppose It Is a craetegus oxyacanta cultivar? Its wild form is spontaneous here in Italy and It proves very dry-and-heat resistent. Also the Scarlet little berries at the end of the Summer are quite nice. I Just ask myself if it is actually the same plant. If so, i must admit you present us quite a bit of a Temptation. Is It Easy to find there in Ireland? Not so here by me.👍

[@GardeningatDouentza]

It is Crataegus laevigata 'Crimson Cloud', the midland hawthorn. It seems that Crataegus oxyacantha has been largely rejected as a name so we are provably talking about the same plant.

[@paolorsn-it6556]

@@GardeningatDouentza Thankyou Rachel

[@AndYourLittleDog]

Hello Rachel. In an older post, you shared your stunning wedding cake tree, which you showcased in front of a purple hedge. What is the purple hedging plant? Thanks so very much.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

The hedging you mean is copper beach, Fagus sylvatica f. purpurea

[@lliu25]

Hawthorn tree berries jam and jellie? 😋

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Never tried them!

[@Jonathan-nm6fx]

Hi! I planted the same cultivar last year here in Belgium, I was wondering how old yours is? I'm curious to see how long it will take mine to get to your size

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Mine is over 12 years in the ground. It was originally bought bare root. I'm afraid I can't remember how long it took to look a decent size .

[@Jonathan-nm6fx]

@@GardeningatDouentza That's not too bad! I'd be happy if it grew at that rate. Thanks for the response!

[@LockedUp-bv6bw]

Do the replaced people who are fairies know they're a fairy?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Yes, the fairies know they're fairies. Well, I think so anyway 🤔

[@busynana7917]

Love the tree but not the story!!! 😱😂😂😂

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Yes, the story is very grim.

[@gd8839]

After hearing about the faries, I don't want one :)

[@GardeningatDouentza]

We'll, I can understand that.