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Side by side
What tells them apart
They share the hedge and the thorns. Dog rose bears an elongated red hip, not a black berry made of many beads. Both fruits are usable.
Harmless confusion
How to tell it
Arching canes with curved thorns, leaves divided into five leaflets with a whitish underside. White or pink flowers in May, fruit turning green to red to glossy black.
How to tell it
Arching canes with broad-based curved thorns, like claws. A leaf split into five to seven toothed leaflets. A simple five-petalled flower, quite unlike any garden rose. A red, oval, smooth fruit.