Dwarf Birch vs Black Hawthorn - TreeTime.ca

Dwarf Birch vs Black Hawthorn

Crataegus douglasii

Betula pumila

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Black Hawthorn
Dwarf Birch

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.

Dwarf Birch, also known as Bog Birch for its common occurrence in wet areas, is a small deciduous shrub native to North America.

Found growing up into the arctic circle, this is one of the few trees that grows that far north.

Common in riparian zones and boreal forests across Western Canada. It is a common reclamation species.

This species is often used by local artisans to twist into shapes like willow and make decorative hearts, circles, etc.

Black Hawthorn Quick Facts

Dwarf Birch Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Height: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: yellow to red
Fall colour: red-orange
Berries: purplish-black pomes
Flowers: white
Bark: brown to gray
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: very fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none




Other Names: crataegus columbiana, douglas hawthorn, douglas' thornapple