cineman wrote:
Tie a rope around base, soak the soil around the roots very well,
tie
other end of rope to car and drive off slowly.
Unless the hawthorn is very tall of course.
[...]

As a matter of interest, have you tried the method? I did once, with
a very small goat willow, about an inch and a half in diameter. All I
got was wheelspin.

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Mike.