Hedge Rose vs Amur Maackia - TreeTime.ca

Hedge Rose vs Amur Maackia

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

Maackia amurensis

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

CUSTOM GROW

Hedge Rose
Amur Maackia

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.

Amur Maackia is a robust and pretty tree often used for urban decoration and landscaping. This tree has coppery peeling bark that can sometimes resemble lace. Its upright clusters of small white flowers usually bloom in midsummer. Amur Maackia's Small size makes it a great choice for small yards or limited space.

Hedge Rose Quick Facts

Amur Maackia Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 4a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Suckering: high
Suckering: low


Fall colour: brown
Bark: shiny copper colour shedding in curls
Flowers: pink or crimson
Flowers: upright clusters of small white flowers
Fruit: red hips
Seeds: wide flat seedpods
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no

In row spacing: 0.3 m (1.0 ft)

Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Other Names: maackia