European Mountain Ash vs Black Hawthorn - TreeTime.ca

European Mountain Ash vs Black Hawthorn

Sorbus aucuparia

Crataegus douglasii

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European Mountain Ash
Black Hawthorn

European Mountain Ash is an attractive, ornamental tree. This medium-sized tree produces tiny white-yellow flowers in the spring and decorative clusters of small red/orange berries in the summer. Its bitter fruit is often used to make Rowan Jelly, is a traditional garnish for wild game and venison. Ideal for residential lots, European Mountain Ash will attracts birds to your property.

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.

European Mountain Ash Quick Facts

Black Hawthorn Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 5 m (16 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: reddish-orange
Fall colour: yellow to red
Berries: bunches of berries
Berries: purplish-black pomes
Flowers: small white flowers in clusters
Flowers: white
Bark: brown to gray
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: medium




Other Names: quickbeam, rowan
Other Names: crataegus columbiana, douglas hawthorn, douglas' thornapple