Showy Mountain Ash vs Black Hawthorn - TreeTime.ca

Showy Mountain Ash vs Black Hawthorn

Crataegus douglasii

Sorbus decora

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Black Hawthorn
Showy 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.

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 Quick Facts

Showy Mountain Ash Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: any
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: low


Foliage: contains thorns
Fall colour: yellow to red
Fall colour: reddish-orange
Bark: brown to gray
Flowers: white
Flowers: white, showy clusters
Berries: purplish-black pomes
Berries: redberries in bunches
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


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