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

Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) vs Black Hawthorn

Rosa acicularis

Crataegus douglasii

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Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose)
Black Hawthorn

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 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 Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) Quick Facts

Black Hawthorn Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 3a
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Height: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 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: bright red
Fall colour: yellow to red
Berries: purplish-black pomes
Flowers: pink,blooms between May and June. Flowers are both male and female
Flowers: white
Bark: brown to gray
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: medium




Other Names: arctic rose, bristly rose, prickly wild rose
Other Names: crataegus columbiana, douglas hawthorn, douglas' thornapple