5ft Prunifolia Hawthorn Tree | 9L Pot | Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia'

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Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia' (Prunifolia Hawthorn) - 9L Pot

This bushy tree in the hawthorn family has beautiful white flowers and broad leaves, which provide strong autumn colours. The fruits are bright red, and whilst the birds find them delicious, they can cause mild stomach upset if ingested, so best to leave them to your feathered friends. However, they will bring more wildlife to your garden, so you get to watch them all through the seasons.

Characteristics

Flower Colour: white
Foliage Colour: green
Approx. Growth Height: 10m
Comes in a: 9L polypot (not a rigid pot)
Approx. Height on Arrival: 130-150cm
Tree is approx 2 years old with a 4 year old rootstock
Flowering Period: spring
Tolerance: frost tolerant, fairly drought tolerant once established
Growing Habit: bushy
Hardiness: fully hardy
Exposure: exposed, sheltered
Rate of Growth: fast
Scented: barely
Wildlife friendly - attracts bees and other pollinating insects

Requirements

Light Requirements: full sun
Soil Requirements: neutral, clay, loam, sand
Moisture: moist, well-drained, moderately fertile

Caring and Maintenance

Water young trees regularly until roots are well established. Trim annually from mid to late summer. Apply some fertilizer in spring in order to promote healthy growth and a good crop. Optionally, mulch in spring. Check tree ties regularly and loosen any if necessary to avoid rubbing of the stems.

Planting

Planting Distance: 8m

Suited to almost all, well-drained and moderately fertile soils with pH between 6.5 and 7.5 in an exposed or sheltered location in full sun.
Before planting your tree, clean up all wandering weeds and keep a clean ring around the tree base. Water well during the first year until well established.

Autumn is the best season for planting trees, as the soil moisture and heat allow easier and faster root establishment and regeneration of damaged root systems.

Optional Extras

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60g Empathy rootgrow™ Mycorrhizal Fungi
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Rootgrow has become a planting essential for professional and amature gardeners alike who want to ensure that their plants get off to the best start possible. Sprinkle a little when planting to ensure fantastic root growth and all the benefits that come with it.

In nature plants rely on on a vast array of soil microbes to produce and exchange all of the nutrients required for healthy growth. The most remarkable of these are the mycorrhizal fungi.

Benefits Superior water and nutrient uptake with enhanced natural vigour, more abundant flowers and heavier cropping Plants. Need less synthetic fertiliser and will survive better in dry conditions. Added resilience in overcoming replant problems and disease.

Please Note: If you order this product along with a plant or tree that is available at a later date, this product will be delivered at the same time.
Application information
Follow these simple steps to planting success with Rootgrow™

1. Dig planting hole as normal.

2. Look at the base of the plant that is being planted and sprinkle into the bottom ofthe hole enough granules to cover only that area. Do not mix in.

3. Place the plant in the hole directly on top of the granules. It is important that the granules come into direct contact with the plant roots.

4. Backfill as normal with compost/soil.

5. If using additional fertiliser add as a top dress or in backfill.

6. Add mulch or top dress as required.
How many plants will Rootgrow™ treat?

9 cm pot: 1 tsp or 5g (a 360g sachet will treat approximately 72 plants)

2-3 litre pot: 1 scoop or 25g (a 360g sachet will treat approximately 18 plants)

4-5 litre rose: 2 scoops or 50g (a 360g sachet will treat approximately 9 roses)

15 litre tree: 3 scoops or 60g (a 360g sachet will treat approximately 5 trees)
Mycorrhizal Fungi and Your Plant
This quick video will give you a better understanding of what Mycorrhizal Fungi is and how it can help your plant. This remarkable symbiotic relationship will work wonders for your garden.

How Does It Work?
Once joined with the plant this fungi will travel through the soil creating a truly massive root system. This 'hybrid' root system is highly efficient at finding nutrients from places where a plant's root cannot travel, releasing soil bound chemicals, including those from our trusted fertilisers, and transporting these back to its partner, a beneficial relationship that will persist throughout the life of the plant. A healthy plant with an established root system in a functional soil needs less intervention, chemical or physical.

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Supported by the Royal Horticultural Society
RHS Gardeners endorse rootgrow™ because rootgrow™ treated plants establish better with greater vigour, replant more successfully, have better developed root systems and cope better with drought conditions.

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1L Grow Your Own Liquid Seaweed Fertiliser by Empathy™
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Empathy Grow Your Own seaweed is a ready to use liquid concentrate that can be used on all edible plants. The sustainably harvested seaweed is balanced with a refined fertiliser blend that is designed to promote the healthy development vegetables and fruits in your garden.

The natural hormones in Empathy All Purpose seaweed are taken up by the plant and promote faster and stronger root and shoot growth which increases yields. They will also promote the growth of beneficial bacteria, microbes and the Mycorrhizal Fungi in the soil. Empathy Grow Your Own also contains a balanced range of nutrients specifically formulated for edible plants.

Super Seaweed is derived from sustainably harvested kelp, which is further enhanced by using a unique cell burst process. This patented process ensures maximum retention of the growth stimulants, nutrients, vitamins and amino acids.

Give your plants a helping hand with a little liquid seaweed and look forward to a bumper crop of great tasting fruit.

Please Note: If you order this product along with a plant or tree that is available at a later date, this product will be delivered at the same time.

How do I use it?
To use simply add half a cap to a 9 Litre watering can.
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One Tree Stake and Tie Kit - 1.2m
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This kit comes with everything you need to stake and tie one tree.
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All-purpose Liquid Seaweed Stimulant by Empathy - 1L
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Empathy All Purpose Seaweed is a ready to use liquid concentrate that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants.

The natural hormones in are taken up by the plant and promote faster and stronger root and shoot growth. They will also promote the development of beneficial bacteria, microbes and the Mycorrhizal Fungi in the soil.

Super Seaweed is derived from sustainably harvested kelp, which is further enhanced by using a unique cell burst process. This patented process ensures maximum retention of the growth stimulants, nutrients, vitamins and amino acids.

Please Note: If you order this product along with a plant or tree that is available at a later date, this product will be delivered at the same time.

Application
To use simply add half a cap to a 9 Litre watering can.

Selected items will be included with your purchase

Q:Does Height Really Matter?

A: Not As Much As You Might Think...
One stand out specification that customers often use to judge the value of a tree is the height.So should height directly correlate with the price of a tree? No, not necessarily.
To an extent the height of a tree can give you a good indication of its maturity but you must not forget: To grow a productive, well shaped, healthy tree you must prune it back regularly, especially when young.
Our trees often grow up to 2m in the fields before we prune them back and package them ready to send out. This pruning encourages the tree to grow more, stronger branches and ensures there is a good balance between the root size and top growth. This ensures that your tree puts energy into establishing a healthy root base instead of supporting top growth, providing a better foundation for your tree in the future.
So, in summary: Don’t let the extra 10/20cm you may find elsewhere sway you. You are likely to be paying extra for the delivery costs and, if you want a healthy tree in the long run, you’re going to have to chop it off anyway!