Sugar Maple (Hard Maple) vs Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) - TreeTime.ca

Sugar Maple (Hard Maple) vs Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose)

Acer saccharum

Rosa acicularis

Sugar Maple (Hard Maple)
Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose)

Sugar Maple is a large, deciduous tree known for its brilliant fall yellow, orange, and red-orange color display.

This long-lived shade tree features unique "maple"
lobed leaves.

Note: this Zone 4 tree is unlikely to produce commercially viable sap on the prairies.

Alberta's provincial flower, Alberta Wild Rose, is a small, deciduous shrub known for its beautiful pink blooms and thick, thorny stems.

Native to Canada, this hardy perennial is an attractive addition to any garden. Wildlife enjoy its edible rosehips, which inclined growers can use in jams, jellies, and rose hip tea.

Sugar Maple (Hard Maple) Quick Facts

Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) Quick Facts

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Zone: 4a
Zone: 1a
Height: 20 m (66 ft)
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Spread: 11 m (35 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: any
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: medium


Fall colour: bright red
Flowers: pink,blooms between May and June. Flowers are both male and female
Seeds: winged samara
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON, QC, NS, NB, PE
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, YT, NT, NU
Other Names: hard maple, rock maple
Other Names: arctic rose, bristly rose, prickly wild rose