{"product_id":"hawthorn-the-may-tree-print","title":"THE MAY TREE print","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe hawthorn stands in full blossom — the May tree, the whitethorn, the hagthorn, the quickthorn. Known too as the bread and cheese tree, for the young leaves that make a sweet, nutty spring snack straight from the hedge. It is one of the oldest and most storied trees in the British landscape, a tree of thresholds and protection, of fairy enchantment and deep-rooted magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is considered unlucky to cut the May tree down, and the blossom, which releases trimethylamine (the same chemical compound produced by decaying flesh), has a strange, intoxicating, faintly sinister smell and is never brought indoors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTangled in a riot of ribbons and drums\u003cbr\u003eand May Day breezes the dancing hare stops.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEars forward. Listens, listens.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCan you hear?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd she sings,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Flower Moon, The Planting Moon,\u003cbr\u003eThe Pink Moon, The Milk Moon\u003cbr\u003eThe Rose Moon, The Strawberry Moon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis painting appears in \u003cem\u003eThe Hare and the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e by Catherine Hyde, where the hawthorn marks the turning of the season — the moment when winter finally releases its hold and the world breaks into white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe copper leaf in the original catches the particular quality of May light — warm, luminous, full of promise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHAWTHORN: THE MAY TREE — Fine Art Print\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eThe Hare and the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e by Catherine Hyde\u003cbr\u003eReproduction from the original painting by Catherine Hyde\u003cbr\u003eOriginal: acrylic on canvas with copper leaf\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMuseum-quality archival print with light-fast pigmented inks\u003cbr\u003eSigned, titled, and numbered beneath the image — Limited Edition\u003cbr\u003eUnmounted, presented flat with a backing board and protective cover\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catherine Hyde","offers":[{"title":"IMAGE SIZE: 10 x 10 inches","offer_id":55664340959617,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"IMAGE SIZE: 15 x 15 inches","offer_id":55664340926849,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"IMAGE SIZE: 22 x 22 inches","offer_id":55664340894081,"sku":null,"price":220.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/8862\/6561\/files\/156a249f-may-tree-thumb.jpg?v=1778665819","url":"https:\/\/catherinehyde.co.uk\/products\/hawthorn-the-may-tree-print","provider":"Catherine Hyde","version":"1.0","type":"link"}