Red Osier Dogwood vs Hedge Rose - TreeTime.ca

Red Osier Dogwood vs Hedge Rose

Cornus sericea

Rosa rugosa x Rosa woodsii (Improved hybrid developed by PFRA)

Red Osier Dogwood
Hedge Rose

Red Osier Dogwood is a small deciduous shrub that features deep red stems and twigs year-round, with creamy white flowers in the spring. This shrub will add a nice pop of color to your yard.

Red Osier Dogwood is an excellent soil stabilizer. It is fast growing and becomes drought tolerant once well established.

Hedge Rose is a long-lived, fast-growing shrub. It bears similar flowers to the Alberta Wild Rose. Birds will love its deep red rose hips. Hedge Rose will thrive in a wide variety of soils and is a tall rose forming a useful hedge.

Excellent for shelterbelts, ecobuffers, and wildlife habitat plantings. Continuous flowering makes it attractive to pollinators. Many song and game birds utilize this tree for food and habitat.

In use since the early 1900s, this hybrid was originally developed at the PFRA's Indian Head Agroforestry Center.

Red Osier Dogwood Quick Facts

Hedge Rose Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: dark red
Berries: white waxy
Flowers: white
Flowers: pink or crimson
Bark: dark red, showy
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: high

In row spacing: 0.9 m (3 ft)

In row spacing: 0.3 m (1.0 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)


Other Names: american dogwood, california dogwood, creek dogwood, dogberry tree, red dogwood, red twig dogwood, redosier dogwood, redstem dogwood, western dogwood