In this episode we ask...what is fruit? And what fruits are good for wildlife? Then, as our native plant of the month, we take on the thorny yet fruity staple of the British garden and countryside, the humble Hawthorn.
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How to grow mulberries: RHS advice / RHS Gardening
Specify Your Location - Native Plants Finder (nwf.org)
Hawthorne
Biological Flora of the British Isles: Crataegus monogyna (wiley.com)
Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) (plantlife.org.uk)
Oxford University Plants 400: Crataegus species
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Hawthorne recipes
Hawthorn Berry Ketchup Recipe - Great British Chefs
How to make hawthorn leather (jackravenbushcraft.co.uk)
Hawthorn and Apple Fruit Leathers • The Kitchen Apothecary
How to make Hawthorn Tincture - Lovely Greens
Cultivating Hawthorne
Hawthorn - how to grow hawthorn from seed | a guide from TCV
Crataegus monogyna|common hawthorn/RHS Gardening
Ep 27. A Festival of Fruit with the Humble Hawthorne