Showy Mountain Ash vs Black Hawthorn - TreeTime.ca

Showy Mountain Ash vs Black Hawthorn

Sorbus decora

Crataegus douglasii

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Showy Mountain Ash
Black Hawthorn

Showy Mountain Ash is a hardy accent tree. It features pretty clusters of white flowers in spring followed by bright scarlet berries lasting into winter.

Great for small landscapes, Showy Mountain Ash is adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and it is suitable for average home landscape conditions.

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.

Showy Mountain Ash Quick Facts

Black Hawthorn Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: any
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: reddish-orange
Fall colour: yellow to red
Berries: redberries in bunches
Berries: purplish-black pomes
Flowers: white, showy clusters
Flowers: white
Bark: brown to gray
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: medium




Other Names: dogberry
Other Names: crataegus columbiana, douglas hawthorn, douglas' thornapple