Hawthorn Bushes?

What can i plant with Hawthorne bushes to try and elimanate the prickles????
Hawthorn Bushes?
Oooo. I'm trying to get rid of the *%26amp;%$ hawthorn on my property. It grows like a weed and self propogates with the voracity of rabbits. Don't get me wrong here though, i like these things. It's just that the endless thorny trimmings are very difficult to get rid of. (I have about two cubic yards of trimmings left over from last year and, of course, the hawthorns are currently gushing new branches....)
Reply:dig them out,other than this don't get rid of the needle like thorns they do help to protect the home if you have planted them in the right place
Reply:If I am reading this right, you want to plant something next to an existing hawthorn (Crataegus) to create a 'buffer' between yourself and the thorns?



Firstly, there are thornless cultivars of hawthorn, that might be a nice combination. If not that, consider serviceberry (Amelanchier) or Viburnum (Viburnum opulus, or V. plicatum var. tomentosum).



I hope that this helps

Good luck-
Reply:Do you mean in a hedge, or a free-standing group ? You can never eliminate Hawthorn `prickles`, but you can plant other small trees and shrubs alongside Hawthorn as a `mixed hedge`, Ligustrum, Hazel, Beech, Yew, Box, Laurel. If it is a specimen tree, standing alone, throw a net over it and plant several `species` Clematis to smother the effect..
Reply:Beech hedging or privet.
Reply:Companion plants to buffer you from accidentally impaling yourself??

Consider an informal grouping of compact, dwarf shrubs or thornless plants to surround your thorny dilemma. There are thornless roses like Zephirine Drouhin who is also blessed with a raspberry fragrance. Another with a strong clove fragrance is 'Midnight Blue' a very dark, velvety purple blossom on a small shrub rose.

Small and soft are the Japanese spireas. They form soft mounds of vivid color that range from lime to red tipped gold.

For spring fragrance the Maddenii group of rhododendrons have madrone-like bark, lush foliage, and clusters of waxy, exotically-perfumed, Easter lily-like blossoms. "Mi Amor" is the one of a group of cultivars developed from this species.



An amusing choice might be a soft holly Ilex crenata 'Soft Touch' with flexible branches bearing pointless, lustrous, evergreen leaves.



What about a soft cloud of ornamental grass like Sporobolus heterolepis Prairie Dropseed. Arching green blades that bloom in late summer. If nothing else you have a comfy, pliant plant to console yourself with after the hawthorn has perforated you again.
Reply:You can plant hawthorn and privet alternate and you will have a ever green hedge with very few prickles .