Bearberry vs Black Hawthorn - TreeTime.ca

Bearberry vs Black Hawthorn

Crataegus douglasii

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

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Black Hawthorn
Bearberry

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.

Bearberry is a dwarf shrub known for its creamy pink flowers and red edible fruits.

It is great as a filler in gardens and flowerbeds in place of invasive ground cover plants, like English Ivy.

Bearberry will attract hummingbirds, butterflies and bees to your property. It is one of the top 12 plants recommended by the Alberta Native Bee Council to support pollinators.

Black Hawthorn Quick Facts

Bearberry Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 1b
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Height: 0.1 m (0.3 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: any
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: medium


Foliage: contains thorns
Foliage: leathery, evergreen
Fall colour: yellow to red
Bark: brown to gray
Flowers: white
Flowers: small, purple-white
Berries: purplish-black pomes
Berries: small red berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, ON
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, NT, NU, PE
Other Names: crataegus columbiana, douglas hawthorn, douglas' thornapple
Other Names: kinnikinnick, mealberry, sandberry