Labrador Tea vs Black Hawthorn - TreeTime.ca

Labrador Tea vs Black Hawthorn

Crataegus douglasii

Rhododendron groenlandicum (Ledum groenlandicum)

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Black Hawthorn
Labrador Tea

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.

Labrador Tea is slow-growing evergreen shrub native to the boreal forests of Canada.

It thrives in wet, swampy conditions.

Labrador Tea has narrow, leathery, dark green leaves, topped by a cluster of white flowers in the spring. It is a perfect ornamental shrub for boggy, wet areas of your property.

Black Hawthorn Quick Facts

Labrador Tea Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 1a
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Height: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: any
Moisture: any
Moisture: any
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none


Toxicity: slightly toxic if ingested
Foliage: contains thorns
Foliage: leathery, orange undersides, evergreen
Fall colour: yellow to red
Fall colour: rust orange
Bark: brown to gray
Flowers: white
Flowers: white, fragrant
Berries: purplish-black pomes
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