Thanks to all who responded. There is a thornless variety that we've looked
at. But the smell could be a problem and we don't want to upset our
neighbors (or ourselves) so guess we'll keep looking..

Patricia

"Pat" wrote in message
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Hi,
We're considering several trees to put into our back yard. Among them is
the hawthorn which seems to have several things going for it -- pretty
flowers, nice color in the fall, fruit that is attractive to birds, and
reasonable size.

We're in zone 5,by the way.

However, one site I found says that the flowers have an unpleasant odor.
Can anyone confirm this?

Thanks
Patricia
Champaign, IL

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