THE RED BERRIES of THE HAWTHORN...
It is the season for colour, Nature displays and treats us with colourful leaves, seeds, nuts, berries...
Crataegus from the Greek kratos "strength" and akis "sharp", referring to the thorns of some species, commonly called hawthorn, thornapple, May-tree, whitethorn, or hawberry, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia and North America.
The name "hawthorn" was originally applied to the species native to northern Europe. The name haw, originally an Old English term for hedge, applies to the fruit.
The blossoms are white, light or dark pink, here when I drive to the coast in Spring, they are much used in East Yorkshire as hedges, it is like driving through a paradisiac flower show...
I know the leaves and berries are somewhat weather-beaten, but I love that, I find perfection boring!
The fruit, sometimes known as a "haw", is berry-like, but structurally a pome.
Hawthorns are important for wildlife in winter, particularly thrushes and waxwings; these birds eat the haws and disperse the seeds in their droppings.
Thank you for ALL your visit, M, (* _ *)
For more: www.indigo2photography.com
IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN (BY LAW!!!) TO USE ANY OF MY image or TEXT on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved
THE RED BERRIES of THE HAWTHORN...
It is the season for colour, Nature displays and treats us with colourful leaves, seeds, nuts, berries...
Crataegus from the Greek kratos "strength" and akis "sharp", referring to the thorns of some species, commonly called hawthorn, thornapple, May-tree, whitethorn, or hawberry, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia and North America.
The name "hawthorn" was originally applied to the species native to northern Europe. The name haw, originally an Old English term for hedge, applies to the fruit.
The blossoms are white, light or dark pink, here when I drive to the coast in Spring, they are much used in East Yorkshire as hedges, it is like driving through a paradisiac flower show...
I know the leaves and berries are somewhat weather-beaten, but I love that, I find perfection boring!
The fruit, sometimes known as a "haw", is berry-like, but structurally a pome.
Hawthorns are important for wildlife in winter, particularly thrushes and waxwings; these birds eat the haws and disperse the seeds in their droppings.
Thank you for ALL your visit, M, (* _ *)
For more: www.indigo2photography.com
IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN (BY LAW!!!) TO USE ANY OF MY image or TEXT on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved