| The predominant species should be whitethorn but a small percentage of hazel, hornbeam or field maple may be added. |
| The current owner, Martina Finnegan, is a mirror designer who creates wooden frames from driftwood and locally sourced whitethorn and hazel. |
| Patients with heart disease are taking great interest in a small tree that may be more commonly called maybush, mayblossom, or whitethorn. |
| It is called the handkerchief tree because of the large, curiously shaped white flowers but, like whitethorn, it is a long-term investment. |
| A new hedge of native species such as blackthorn and whitethorn has been planted to screen the walk from the St George's Field car park. |
| However, there appear to be lots of hips on the dog-rose, haws on the whitethorn and sloes on the blackthorn. |
