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Old 07-05-2008, 05:08 PM
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Another one of my 'yes, no, maybe' answers. Small plants do not flower very profusely - I would expect not to get much blossom until three years after establishment (more or less!).

On the other hand, there is considerable genetic variation - some trees have flowers, others don't .... but assuming that these have been propagated from cuttings rather than seed, you would not expect a dud.

On the third hand, soil nutrition may have some effect - if your soil is very rich then it may produce leaf rather than flower. The best way to get a lot of bloom out of most plants is to starve them - you end up with a dead plant after flowering, of course but ....

Looking at this picture, you can see great variation in flowering (and flower:leaf ratio); the smaller, younger bushes are virtually flowerless ....


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At the begining of April I bought a Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), space being a premium in the garden and it being pathed meant it had to go in a pot. At the time it was practically bare of leaves. Now however, it has a mass of foliage but there are no sign of any flower buds. Is this to be expected in a plant which s about 4foot tall in it's fisrt year - or have I been unlucky?
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