Virginia Creeper vs Black Hawthorn - TreeTime.ca

Virginia Creeper vs Black Hawthorn

Crataegus douglasii

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

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Black Hawthorn
Virginia Creeper

Black Hawthorn is a versatile plant that is native to wetlands and other areas with moist soils, but can also tolerate dry soils. This plant can be grown as a short shrub, or a tree reaching 30 feet tall.

Black Hawthorn is valued for erosion control and attracting pollinators. It also makes an attractive flowering ornamental that can be planted as a specimen or pruned as a hedge. It is commonly used in shelterbelts.

Virginia Creeper is a fast-growing, climbing vine. Its root-like tendrils attach themselves to any non-smooth surface, even brick, but will also grow as a ground cover.

Virginia Creeper makes a beautiful ornamental plant for your garden; its attractive foliage turns from green to deep red in the fall. Birds will love its red berries.

Black Hawthorn Quick Facts

Virginia Creeper Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Height: 0.3 m (1.0 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: any
Moisture: any
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: high


Toxicity: berries are toxic
Foliage: contains thorns
Fall colour: yellow to red
Fall colour: red and purple
Bark: brown to gray
Flowers: white
Berries: purplish-black pomes
Berries: small, hard, purple
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: crataegus columbiana, douglas hawthorn, douglas' thornapple
Other Names: five-finger, five-leaved ivy