Reflecting on the recent cold days, I decided to write about a cold-hardy shrub that also grows well in Hawaii. Indian hawthorn is an evergreen shrub that is adaptable to a variety of locations here.

A rounded evergreen shrub growing to 4 feet tall and wide. The leaves are ovate in shape, medium to dark green, with rounded toothed margins and growing to 3 inches long and half as wide. Leaf spots ...

Q: I have an Indian hawthorn hedge planted across the front of my house. The shrubs lost a bunch of leaves last fall, and they still look rough. Any suggestions on how to rejuvenate the hedge? A: ...

This year, Easter will again be welcomed by Rhaphiolepis indica or Indian hawthorn, the perennial broadleaf evergreen shrub that somehow seems to fill with an abundance of small pink, pinkish or ...

Our Indian hawthorn bushes seem to have a disease. They were thriving a few weeks ago, and now they are practically bare. The leaves have spots and are turning red and dropping off. What would you ...

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There are many different cultivars of Indian hawthorne. This particular variety is a great shrub for the southeast and is a good example of the larger cultivars, growing to about six to eight feet ...

DEAR NEIL: I have five well-established Indian hawthorns in a row. Late August, one developed a small area of dead, brown leaves. I removed the dead leaves and observed a brown streak in them and ...

Q: Is this a fungal disease on my Indian hawthorn and how can I treat it? Any suggestions are welcome. A: What you sent to me are pictures of some dead and dying leaves. They are hard to diagnose ...

Is cocoplum another name for Indian Hawthorne? I read your article in the paper on Feb. 25 , Witch’s Broom of Cocoplum, February 25, 2018, and I was curious as the picture looks similar to my Hawthorn ...