Yellow Twig Dogwood vs Hedge Rose - TreeTime.ca

Yellow Twig Dogwood vs Hedge Rose

Cornus sericea flaviramea

Rosa rugosa x Rosa woodsii (Improved hybrid developed by PFRA)

CUSTOM GROW

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

Yellow Twig Dogwood
Hedge Rose

Yellow Twig Dogwood is a small deciduous shrub with attractive, bright yellow bark.

It features delicate white, star-shaped flowers and white fruit. It is often used as a screen, and its wide-spreading roots help stabilize areas experiencing soil erosion.

Yellow Twig Dogwood complements Red Osier Dogwood, and it is a great filler to add winter color to shrub and flower gardens.

Hedge Rose is a long-lived, fast-growing shrub. It bears similar flowers to the Alberta Wild Rose. Birds will love its deep red rose hips. Hedge Rose will thrive in a wide variety of soils and is a tall rose forming a useful hedge.

Excellent for shelterbelts, ecobuffers, and wildlife habitat plantings. Continuous flowering makes it attractive to pollinators. Many song and game birds utilize this tree for food and habitat.

In use since the early 1900s, this hybrid was originally developed at the PFRA's Indian Head Agroforestry Center.

Yellow Twig Dogwood Quick Facts

Hedge Rose Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: any
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: high


Bark: golden yellow in fall/winter
Flowers: pink or crimson
Fruit: red hips
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no

In row spacing: 0.9 m (3 ft)

In row spacing: 0.3 m (1.0 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)