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'Crimson Cloud' Hawthorn Tree | Crataegus laevigata

A magnet for wildlife

Grown by Danielle

South Downs National Park

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'Crimson Cloud' Hawthorn Tree | Crataegus laevigata Ornamental Trees
'Crimson Cloud' Hawthorn Tree | Crataegus laevigata Ornamental Trees
Crimson Cloud' Hawthorn Tree | Crataegus laevigata Ornamental Trees

£45

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The highlights

  • Classic native English tree
  • Colour changing blossom
  • Glossy green foliage - can be used for hedging
  • RHS Award winner

Description

  • Classic English Hawthorn tree makes a beautiful and natural addition to the garden
  • VERY attractive to wildlife!
  • Blossoms turn from red, through pink, to white
  • Large, glossy green leaves
  • Year-round colour and interest
  • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
  • Our trees are professionally pruned before dispatching. This formative pruning can involve cutting the main leader, if the expert tree growers decide this will produce a better shaped tree. This can stop the tree becoming "leggy", and promote stronger, bushier growth.MORE

What To Expect

Supplied as:

9L Pot
This tree is supplied in a 9L Poly-Pot, which is approx D15 x H30cm. Poly-Pots use 70% less plastic then traditional pots and can be recycled easily. A 9L pot allows ample space for good root development and can support a good size tree.
Bare Root
Our bare root trees are lifted fresh from the field and packed straight away. You can be sure they will be fresh when they arrive. In winter, you can store for several weeks if kept in a cool, dark spot. Later in spring, when the temperature rises, you will want to plant within a few days of arrival.
18L Pot

Height on arrival:

150cm
Your tree will arrive at a height of approx 1.5m
120-150cm inc. roots
180-200cm

Eventual height:

8m
8m

Eventual spread:

8m
8m
8m

Time to first crop:

Hardiness:

Fully hardy
Will endure even the coldest of UK winters
Fully hardy
Will endure even the coldest of UK winters
Fully hardy
Will endure even the coldest of UK winters

Rootstock:

Spacing:

6m
Space 6m apart or less for use as a hedge

How To Grow

Excellent pest and disease resistance

Generally unbothered by pests and diseases.MORE

A little watering when new

When newly planted, the tree would love a little watering at least once a month for the initial couple of months. Afterwards keep moist but well drained.

Full Sun to Partial Shade

Position where the tree will receive at least 4-6 hours of sunlight every day during summer and spring. This variety can handled some partial shade where it receives its light as dappled shade.

Any fertile, well-drained soil

If your soil is particularly clay heavy and gets waterlogged often, make sure you mix in plenty of organic matter and perhaps even gravel or perlite to help improve drainage.

Feeding not required

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South Downs National Park

Meet Danielle

110 years' expertise free with every tree

Danielle's nursery has 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.

We're here to help at every step

We want your plants to have a long and healthy life. Expect easy-to-follow grow guides and videos devised by our team 
of experts.

Perfect plants, guaranteed

We’re confident that you’ll be delighted 
with your new plants. Need help? Alice and her team are here to guarantee you’re 
perfectly happy.

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The delivery timescale for each plant is on the web page (near the 'add to basket's button). You'll receive a dispatch email with an exact delivery date once your plants are on their way, so you can get the garden ready.

How will my plants be packed and delivered?

We send all of our orders through a courier network designed to handle plants. Specialist equipment ensures that no plants will be damaged during the packing process and every order is carefully finished and checked by plant-loving humans. Your plants will arrive in the most sustainable packaging possible with minimal to no plastic used.

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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