Black Hawthorn vs Double Flowering Plum - TreeTime.ca

Black Hawthorn vs Double Flowering Plum

Prunus triloba Multiplex

Crataegus douglasii

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Double Flowering Plum
Black Hawthorn

With the Double Flowering Plum in your garden, you'll be the envy of your block. Not only is it a stunning visual, but it is one of the earliest spring bloomers. With its gorgeous double pink blooms, this Plum is irresistible to birds, butterflies, and neighbours alike.

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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.

Double Flowering Plum Quick Facts

Black Hawthorn Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: yellow to red
Berries: purplish-black pomes
Flowers: pink, round
Flowers: white
Bark: brown to gray
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: medium




Other Names: flowering almond, flowering plum
Other Names: crataegus columbiana, douglas hawthorn, douglas' thornapple