Arnold Hawthorn vs Morden Amorette Rose - TreeTime.ca

Arnold Hawthorn vs Morden Amorette Rose

Crataegus arnoldiana

Rosa Morden Amorette

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Arnold Hawthorn
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Arnold Hawthorn is a low-branched tree favored by wildlife and landscapers. This tree's beautiful white flowers and bright red berries make it an attractive ornamental in anyone's yard. Arnold Hawthorn is also used in windbreaks and riparian planting.

Despite its thorns, Arnold Hawthorn is a popular choice of food and shelter for deer and birds. Humans can also eat these berries fresh or preserved, but Arnold Hawthorn will not have high yields until it matures at 5-8 years.

The Morden Amorette Rose is a flowering hybrid shrub that is a compact grower, with bright reddish-pink blooms. The double-flowered blooms are lightly scented. This shrub blooms from late spring to late summer, and has glossy green leaves that turn yellow in the fall.

The Morden Amorette Rose is popular as it is fairly disease resistant, and is a vigorous grower.

Arnold Hawthorn Quick Facts

Morden Amorette Rose Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Height: 0.5 m (1.7 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: yellow
Berries: red pomes about 1 cm in diameter
Flowers: white
Flowers: red
Bark: gray to brown
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: low