Well, hawthorn trees are really living up to their other name of ‘May tree’ now it’s May. It seems trees full of white fragrant smelling blossom are everywhere this year. The hawthorn has ...

Q: We recently moved into a house with a hawthorn tree in the front yard. The tree had beautiful red blooms in spring, but now it has developed unsightly black spots on the leaves. Is there a way ...

“Under the Hawthorn Tree,” is without question Zhang Yimou’s simplest work. The tale of pure young love set during the Cultural Revolution is laid back and lushly shot, with any sexual ...

Q: I planted a ‘Winter King’ hawthorn tree 5 years ago and was looking forward to the beautiful red winter fruits. But it is looking worse each year. The leaves come out in spring green enough ...

Q: Most years, my hawthorn tree gets lots of brown patches on the leaves. It always seems to grow normally, though, so I wonder if this is a disease I need to worry about? A: Although hawthorn ...

A similar thing happens in "Under the Hawthorn Tree," though on a much grander scale. Set in China's Cultural Revolution era of the 1960s and '70s, it's a tale of first love and subsequent angst ...

Myth and lore have surrounded the sacred hawthorn tree since ancient times, and respect for its supernatural associations is still strong in modern Ireland, writes Deanna O’Connor. In the year ...

Opinion: why was the hawthorn tree regarded in Irish folklore and tradition as one to be avoided? People enjoying the outdoors in many parts of Ireland at this time of the year will start to ...

"Under the Hawthorn Tree," which some critics say may be Mr. Zhang's best, is based on a popular Internet biography written by Ai Mi, a best-selling female novelist. It tells the story of the ...