Common Snowberry vs Highbush Cranberry - TreeTime.ca

Common Snowberry vs Highbush Cranberry

Viburnum opulus var. americanum (trilobum)

Symphoricarpos albus

Highbush Cranberry
Common Snowberry

Highbush Cranberry produces attractive white flowers in late June and bears edible fruit that matures to a bright red colour in the late summer.

This shrub, native to much of Canada, is fast growing, and its fruit can be eaten raw or cooked into a sauce.

Common Snowberry is a small deciduous shrub with characteristic white to pink flowers and clusters of white fruit.

This North American native species is very adaptable, and can be used for erosion control in riparian and restoration areas. Snowberry's fruit attracts wildlife, and livestock can consume the berries without issue.

Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Common Snowberry Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 1a
Height: 4 m (13 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 2.7 m (9 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: none
Suckering: none


Toxicity: berries toxic to humans
Bark: red-brown shredded bark
Flowers: white clusters
Flowers: pink to white flowers in spring
Berries: edible red berries
Berries: white waxy berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no

In row spacing: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)

Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, PE
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NT
Other Names: american cranberrybush, american cranberrybush viburnum, high bush cranberry, kalyna
Other Names: common snowberry