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Common Snowberry vs Jahns Prairie Gooseberry
Symphoricarpos albus
Ribes oxyacanthoides Jahns Prairie
NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON - MIGHT RETURN
(new stock expected: fall of 2027)
CUSTOM GROW
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.
Jahns Prairie Gooseberry produces large, delicious red fruit.
Found in the Red Deer River valley by Dr. Otto Jahn in 1984. This cultivar was found to resist insects and disease, tolerate frost, and produce high quality fruit.
Common Snowberry Quick Facts
Jahns Prairie Gooseberry Quick Facts
Toxicity: berries toxic to humans

