Black Hawthorn vs Winterberry - TreeTime.ca

Black Hawthorn vs Winterberry

Ilex verticillata

Crataegus douglasii

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Winterberry
Black Hawthorn

Winterberry is a small shrub that produces large quantities of bright red berries that remain on the plant through the fall and into the winter. Adding this shrub to your yard will give it a unique splash of color and attract birds, especially after the leaves drop.

Note: although the foliage is attractive on its own, you need at least one male plant near your female plants or they won't produce berries.

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.

Winterberry Quick Facts

Black Hawthorn Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: bright orange to red
Fall colour: yellow to red
Berries: bright red, stays through winter
Berries: purplish-black pomes
Flowers: white
Bark: brown to gray
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: medium




Other Names: black alder, canada holly, coralberry, fever bush, michigan holly, winterberry holly
Other Names: crataegus columbiana, douglas hawthorn, douglas' thornapple