Common Snowberry vs Western Mountain Ash - TreeTime.ca

Common Snowberry vs Western Mountain Ash

Sorbus scopulina

Symphoricarpos albus

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Western Mountain Ash
Common Snowberry

Western Mountain Ash is a popular ornamental tree native to the western part of North America. Its attractive, white clusters of flowers bloom in early summer, making way for red, yellow or orange fruit in the fall. If the fruit doesn't catch your eye, Western Mountain Ash's autumn colours will capture your–and the birds's–attention.

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.

Western Mountain Ash Quick Facts

Common Snowberry Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 1a
Height: 9 m (30 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: dry, 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
Flowers: pink to white flowers in spring
Berries: bunches of orange-red berries appear in late summer
Berries: white waxy berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: cascade mountain ash, greene mountain ash
Other Names: common snowberry