It was a bit slow, but given the number of big roots that had to be cut to collect it I'm not surprised. Hopefully it will have a better growing season this spring.
I found this hawthorn near my parents place a couple of years ago but I was never happy with the straight sections. So I decided this year that it needed a major re style.I know that it still has a long way to go but I'm much happier with it now.
Thanks for all the kind comments, my farmer friend thought I was crazy when I asked if I could dig a couple of hawthorns. His reply was that I could "dig as many of the prickly bastards as you like".