People and Plants: Many benefits come from the hawthorn tree

People and Plants: Many benefits come from the hawthorn tree

I have always admired those horticulturists that are like walking encyclopedias. You can ask them almost anything and they will answer immediately. Unfortunately, I am not one of them. My brain has a cram and dump function that does not allow for easy retrieval. I can usually find the answer, but it takes more than a New York minute. Because I opted out of arboriculture in graduate school, I have occasionally enlisted the help of a professional …