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A Hawthorn Love Story

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Hawthorn Flower & Leaf Harvest & Drying

Last week, the hawthorn flower & leaf harvest began here in the Snoqualmie Valley. It is the annual event that really opens the door to...

A Hawthorn Love Story

I travel the highways and byways of the Snoqualmie, Skykomish and Snohomish rivers for most of my herbal interplay now days. Settling...

Welcome to The Hearty Hawthorn Adventure

Welcome to the amazing world of Crataegus, the hearty hawthorns...

You Never Know What You'll Find in the Hedge

Surprises in the hedge!

Up close and fragrant...

Related to roses, Crataegus ssp. blossoms also have 5 petals...

A Floriferous Hawthorn Hedge

An unruly, exuberant hawthorn hedge lines the farm drive under a grey NW sky. Flower harvest is now complete for 2018. The bloom was the...

Bloomin' hedge work...

The Crataegus monogyna, one seeded hawthorn, blooms early May here in the Northwest. Harvest is accomplished by cutting 2-4 foot branches...

Harvest and drying Hawthorn Flowers

Hawthorn flower harvest. In the field, this particular haw has unusually large, leathery leaves. Bees and blooms fill the day! Then,...

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