White Rugosa Rose vs White Fringe Tree - TreeTime.ca

White Rugosa Rose vs White Fringe Tree

Rosa Rugosa alba

Chionanthus virginicus

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White Rugosa Rose
White Fringe Tree

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.

White Fringe Tree is known for its fringe-like white flowers. It can either grow as a small tree or a large multistemmed shrub. The White Fringe Tree has separate male and female plants. Both male and female flowers have white fringe-like petals, but the male flowers are longer and showier. The female flowers give way to clusters of dark blue to black berries. These berries are not edible for humans but attract birds and other wildlife.

The White Fringe Tree is tolerant of clay soils, saline soils, and air pollution but does not do well in prolonged dry conditions.

White Rugosa Rose Quick Facts

White Fringe Tree Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 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: orange-red
Berries: blue to black
Flowers: large, white
Flowers: fragrant, white clusters
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: medium




Other Names: american fringe tree, american fringetree, fringe tree, fringetree, north american fringe tree, white fringetree