Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) vs White Fringe Tree - TreeTime.ca

Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) vs White Fringe Tree

Rosa acicularis

Chionanthus virginicus

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Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose)
White Fringe Tree

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.

White Fringe Tree is known for its fringe-like white flowers. It can either grow as a small tree or a large multistemmed shrub. The White Fringe Tree has separate male and female plants. Both male and female flowers have white fringe-like petals, but the male flowers are longer and showier. The female flowers give way to clusters of dark blue to black berries. These berries are not edible for humans but attract birds and other wildlife.

The White Fringe Tree is tolerant of clay soils, saline soils, and air pollution but does not do well in prolonged dry conditions.

Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) Quick Facts

White Fringe Tree Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 3a
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 5 m (15 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: bright red
Berries: blue to black
Flowers: pink,blooms between May and June. Flowers are both male and female
Flowers: fragrant, white clusters
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: medium




Other Names: arctic rose, bristly rose, prickly wild rose
Other Names: american fringe tree, american fringetree, fringe tree, fringetree, north american fringe tree, white fringetree