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Common Snowberry vs Silver Buffalo BerrySymphoricarpos albus Shepherdia argentea SOLD OUT SOLD OUT (new stock expected: fall of 2019) 
Common Snowberry is a small deciduous shrub with characteristic white to pink flowers and clusters of white fruit.
Silver Buffalo Berry is a cold hardy, ornamental shrub that is commonly used in the first row of shelterbelts instead of caragana or lilac. It features subtle yellow flowers, smooth grey bark, and red fruit. On occasion orange fruit is produced and rarely a yellow fruit. Please note: we regularly collect the rare yellow and orange fruit to use for our seed source. COMMON SNOWBERRY QUICK FACTSSILVER BUFFALO BERRY QUICK FACTS
Zone:
1a
Zone:
2a
Height:
0.9 m (3 ft)
Height:
5 m (18 ft)
Spread:
3 m (10 ft)
Moisture:
dry, normal
Moisture:
dry, normal
Light:
full sun
Light:
full sun
Fall colour:
insignificant
Berries:
white waxy berry-like drupes
Berries:
deep red drupes of edible but bitter fruit
Flowers:
pink to white flowers in spring
Flowers:
white
Bark:
red-brown shredded bark
Growth rate:
fast
Growth rate:
medium
Life span:
30 years +
Life span:
medium
Maintenance:
low
Maintenance:
low
Suckering:
none
Suckering:
high
Pollution tolerance:
medium
Pollution tolerance:
high
In row spacing: 0.9 - 1.2 m (3 - 4 ft)
Between row spacing:
5 m (16 ft)
Toxicity: berries toxic to humans
Other Names:
common snowberry
Other Names:
buffalo shepherdia, silver buffaloberry, thorny buffaloberry
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: yes
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: yes |