Hawthorn Collection
Located across from the crabapples, the Hawthorns, or Thornes, (Crataegus sp.) have 17 species and 9 cultivars and a total of 32 specimens. Hawthorns are in the rose family and therefore subject to many of the same diseases and pests as crabapple. However, they have wonderful twiggy, spreading or upright forms, small clusters of tiny white or pink flowers and fruit that attracts birds.