American Mountain Ash vs Black Hawthorn - TreeTime.ca

American Mountain Ash vs Black Hawthorn

Crataegus douglasii

Sorbus americana

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Black Hawthorn
American Mountain Ash

Black Hawthorn is a versatile plant that is native to wetlands and other areas with moist soils, but can also tolerate dry soils. This plant can be grown as a short shrub, or a tree reaching 30 feet tall.

Black Hawthorn is valued for erosion control and attracting pollinators. It also makes an attractive flowering ornamental that can be planted as a specimen or pruned as a hedge. It is commonly used in shelterbelts.

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.

Black Hawthorn Quick Facts

American Mountain Ash Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Height: 10 m (32 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: any
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none


Foliage: contains thorns
Fall colour: yellow to red
Fall colour: scarlet red
Bark: brown to gray
Flowers: white
Flowers: white clusters, spring
Berries: purplish-black pomes
Berries: bunches of orange-red
Seeds: seeds contained within the berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, ON
Native to: ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, PE
Other Names: crataegus columbiana, douglas hawthorn, douglas' thornapple
Other Names: dogberry