Russian Mountain Ash vs White Meadowsweet - TreeTime.ca

Russian Mountain Ash vs White Meadowsweet

Sorbus aucuparia Rossica

Spiraea alba

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White Meadowsweet

The Russian Mountain Ash is a stunning ornamental tree with the perfect pop of colour. It bears white flowers in the spring and gorgeous orange berries in the fall. Birds enjoy the berries that persist into the winter. It grows tall and can thrive in an urban setting making this an attractive ornamental tree for your landscaping project.

White Meadowsweet is a woody, deciduous shrub that begins to bloom in early summer with small white and pink flowers. Its foliage turns from a light green into an attractive golden-yellow later in the fall.

The White Meadowsweet, also known as Mead-Wort or Bride-Wort, is favored by birds and butterflies but is largely ignored by deer. They produce small brown berries in the summer, and while they are technically edible, they are not sweet and are more desired by wildlife.

Russian Mountain Ash Quick Facts

White Meadowsweet Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 5 m (18 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: golden yellow
Berries: orange-red
Flowers: showy white
Flowers: white, small
Bark: shiny grey
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: none
Suckering: high




Other Names: russian rowan
Other Names: mead wort, meadowsweet, narrowleaf meadowsweet, pale bridewort, pipestem