Crataegus monogyna/Common Hawthorn Bonsai

Photographed flowering in mid-May 2010.

The tree was originally collected from the wild just 5 years previously in 2005, for a detailed examination of the development of this bonsai, please see Hawthorn Progression Series

Height 42"/102cm

Pot by Erin Bonsai

The Hawthorn has several 'fronts', that is, points of view where it can be enjoyed

The tiny white flower buds of a Hawthorn start to appear in mid April but can take a few weeks before slowly beginning to open.