American Mountain Ash vs Washington Hawthorn - TreeTime.ca

American Mountain Ash vs Washington Hawthorn

Sorbus americana

Crataegus phaenopyrum

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

CUSTOM GROW

American Mountain Ash
Washington Hawthorn

American Mountain ash is a beautiful, medium-sized ornamental tree that is ideal for residential lots. Mountain Ash blooms with tiny white flowers in the spring, followed by clusters of small red/orange berries in the summer.

American Mountain Ash's berries stay on the tree throughout the winter. This attracts birds and other small wildlife to your landscape as the berries are an important food source during the winter months.

Washington Hawthorn is an attractive ornamental shrub that is dense enough to plant as a privacy screen. It produces clusters of white blooms in late spring to early summer.

Washington Hawthorn's red berries last throughout winter, bringing squirrels and birds to your property. In the fall, its foliage turns beautiful orange, scarlet, or purple.

One of the most overlooked trees on the prairies. This tree is often used as rootstock, a wildlife attractor, or a boulevard hedge. Give this one a second look.

This species is also known as one of the more salt-tolerant species for those with saline soils.

Please note: this plant is poisonous to dogs.

American Mountain Ash Quick Facts

Washington Hawthorn Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 10 m (32 ft)
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: any
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: none


Fall colour: scarlet red
Fall colour: orange, scarlet or purple
Flowers: white clusters, spring
Flowers: white flowers in spring
Berries: bunches of orange-red
Berries: small, red
Seeds: seeds contained within the berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


In row spacing: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Native to: ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, PE
Other Names: dogberry
Other Names: washington thorn