Round Leaf Hawthorn vs Chester Thornless Blackberry - TreeTime.ca

Round Leaf Hawthorn vs Chester Thornless Blackberry

Rubus fruticosa Chester (Thornless)

Crataegus rotundifolia (Crataegus cyclophylla)

Chester Thornless Blackberry
Round Leaf Hawthorn

Chester Thornless Blackberry is a self-pollinating fruit-bearing shrub. In mid-summer, the Chester Thornless Blackberry produces large, sweet-tasting, heart-shaped blackberries that are perfect for fresh eating. It is a semi-erect blackberry plant that requires little support from a trellis to keep its fruit off the ground. Don't forget to protect your berries. The birds love this shrub almost as much as you will.

Chester Thornless Blackberries are floricanes, primarily fruiting on second year canes. Each spring cut back all two-year old canes, leaving only the last year’s growth.

Getting its name from rounded, toothed leaves, the Round Leaf Hawthorn is a winter hardy shrub that grows small, red, berry-like fruits.

Commonly used for landscaping, this shrub can also be found along stream banks and in wooded areas. Caution is advised when handling the Round Leaf Hawthorn, as it can have sharp thorns approximately 1" long.

Chester Thornless Blackberry Quick Facts

Round Leaf Hawthorn Quick Facts

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Zone: 3b
Zone: 2a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: slow
Life span: short
Life span: long
Suckering: high
Suckering: none


Foliage: round, serrated
Flowers: pink
Flowers: showy white
Fruit: small red berries
Berries: heart shaped black
Firmness: firm
Harvest: July
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON
Other Names: chester blackberry, hardy blackberry