Originally posted on Michael Hagedorn:
I get this question a lot. And the answer comes with a story. Well, a three-part story. The first and easiest part of the story is that “Crataegus” is the genus name of the hawthorn tree, which is my last name in German. Years ago I was waffling about for a business name. This was way back when I made… Continue reading “Why in the world did you decide on ‘Crataegus’ Bonsai?”