Black Hawthorn vs White Rugosa Rose - TreeTime.ca

Black Hawthorn vs White Rugosa Rose

Rosa Rugosa alba

Crataegus douglasii

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White Rugosa Rose
Black Hawthorn

White Rugosa Rose has many characteristics that will make it both a reliable and beautiful addition to your yard. Tolerant of many conditions and incredibly cold hardy, this rose can withstand salt, poor soil, and wind.

White Rugosa Rose produces white flowers that are attractive and pure white with a papery texture. It will make a great impenetrable hedge or border that is also deer resistant.

Note: This variety is from a seed source, not cuttings. Although somewhat true to seed and color expect some variability.

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.

White Rugosa Rose Quick Facts

Black Hawthorn Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: any
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: contains thorns
Fall colour: orange-red
Fall colour: yellow to red
Bark: brown to gray
Flowers: large, white
Flowers: white
Fruit: rose hips
Berries: purplish-black pomes
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


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