Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) vs Black Hawthorn - TreeTime.ca

Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) vs Black Hawthorn

Crataegus douglasii

Rosa acicularis

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Black Hawthorn
Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose)

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.

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.

Black Hawthorn Quick Facts

Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) Quick Facts

Lowest Price: $16.99
Zone: 3a
Zone: 1a
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: any
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: medium


Foliage: contains thorns
Fall colour: yellow to red
Fall colour: bright red
Bark: brown to gray
Flowers: white
Flowers: pink,blooms between May and June. Flowers are both male and female
Berries: purplish-black pomes
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, ON
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, YT, NT, NU
Other Names: crataegus columbiana, douglas hawthorn, douglas' thornapple
Other Names: arctic rose, bristly rose, prickly wild rose