In article ,
kate wrote:

Sheldon wrote:
Billy wrote:

I have a hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacantha a.k.a. Crataegus laevigata). It
is only 18" high. I want advice on shrubing it out (I don't want a tree)
and on methods to optimize the harvesting of its' leaves.


With an 18" hawhorne if you're over 40 years old you probably don't
need to worry about harvesting many leaves. And besides, hawthorne
leaves are small and light, even from a mature 20" tall tree you won't
collect more than a bushel, more like a quart. I have a 20'
hawthorne, its leaves shrivel on the tree and drop slowly over many
weeks, they blow away before many accumulate. But with a 18" seedling
you really don't need to concern yourself until it reaches about 8'...
at least another 15 years.

I'm guessing he's wanting the leaves for herbal stuff, but it's the
berries and the flowers that are used primarily for heart issues.

Don't know about keeping them shrubs, but I'm planning on trying it.

Kate

Thanks for responding. What is your citation on the preference for
berries and flowers?
http://www.holistic-online.com/Herba..._Herbs/h22.htm
makes no distinction between flowers, leaves, fruits.
According to
http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/...igata&CAN=LATI
ND the plant can be turned into a hedge.

Any idea about how fast it grows?

Don't mind the previous poster, he is a nut case from rec.gardens that
ran a poster down because his name was Christian.

i.e.
I'm wanting to get any and all feedback, positive or negative,
on a website I designed recently to go with it. I advertise locally
and direct folks to my site for more information.

Here is the link:http://allyoudoisfeedthefish.net/index.html

What do you think of the basic design?
Can you read it easily?
Ads or no ads?

I'm thinking people here are close to my target audience, being that
garden lovers usually like ponds even if they don't personally have
one.

Thank You,
Christian

Your parents must have had high hopes for you to succeed in the
arts... you're not going to do well in business unless you change your
name.
--

Billy

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