White Meadowsweet vs Harcourt Apple - TreeTime.ca

White Meadowsweet vs Harcourt Apple

Spiraea alba

Malus Harcourt

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White Meadowsweet
Harcourt Apple

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.

The Harcourt apple is a cold hardy apple produced by the University of Alberta. The fruit is good for fresh eating or baking, and ripens in late August.

White Meadowsweet Quick Facts

Harcourt Apple Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 5 m (16 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: golden yellow
Fall colour: yellow
Firmness: firm
Flavor: juicy, sweet, mild, crisp
Harvest: late august early september
Flowers: white, small
Flowers: white with pink
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: low




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