European Mountain Ash vs Thornless Honeylocust - TreeTime.ca

European Mountain Ash vs Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos inermis

Sorbus aucuparia

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Thornless Honeylocust
European Mountain Ash

Thornless Honey Locust makes an excellent shade tree with its lacy foliage and dappled shade. The leaves are honey-yellow, light and airy, providing interesting color and texture to your landscape. This variety is thornless, and the seeds and pods provide food for wildlife such as deer and squirrels.

The Thornless Honey Locust is tolerant of drought, various soil conditions, and even road salt.

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.

Thornless Honeylocust Quick Facts

European Mountain Ash Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 15 m (50 ft)
Height: 15 m (49 ft)
Spread: 15 m (50 ft)
Spread: 5 m (16 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: light and thin
Fall colour: reddish-orange
Flowers: small white flowers in clusters
Berries: bunches of berries
Seeds: located within the fruit
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: quickbeam, rowan