All trees have to start from somewhere - and the ones in the wild certainly weren't started from cuttings. So, having no real knowledge of what you'd need to do to be successful, I say go for it!

Re: Howthorn

If your yard is frequented by Bambi and her family, growing growing hawthorn can be a challenge. Deer seems to really like it and will eat the foliage down to the ground. I had to surround mine with a one-wire electric fence.

The fence can offer some real amusement if you have a grandchild like mine that likes to touch everything before asking "what is this?" He now occasionally touches it to see if it is on (it is generally off since I have it on a timer, but with power outages, the timer occasionally gets off). I do wonder about that boy.