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I can't really let May pass without mentioning the hawthorn (aka Crataegus monogyna). It is after all the May tree.For those of a mystical bent it carries more folklore and strange stories than many trees. It's all bound up with spring, rising sap

Once upon a time, many years ago, there was a field hedge near my house. A hedge consisting of about 60% hawthorn, with other shrubs added to make up the difference. At one time it was laid, trimmed and maintained but today just two trees remain

plants, but Euonymus alatus was probably the first. Hailing from China and Japan, it is slow-growing, and deciduous. The greenish-white flowers appear in spring and, for much of the year, it is a green, innocuous-looking shrub.However, in autumn