Common Snowberry vs Green Bulrush - TreeTime.ca

Common Snowberry vs Green Bulrush

Symphoricarpos albus

Scirpus pallidus

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

CUSTOM GROW

Common Snowberry
Green Bulrush

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.

Green Bulrush is a common waterside plant, suitable for erosion control and land reclamation. Despite this, Green Bulrush is very drought resistant once established. Bulrushes can cool nearby areas on hot days.

Unlike many of the other waterside plants available, Green Bulrush does not attract wildlife. This makes it a good choice for surrounding residential water sources.

Green Bulrush is topped with spiky balls of florets, green in the spring and fading to brown in the fall.

Common Snowberry Quick Facts

Green Bulrush Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 1a
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: wet
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: none
Suckering: medium

Toxicity: berries toxic to humans

Foliage: long thin whitish green
Bark: red-brown shredded bark
Flowers: pink to white flowers in spring
Flowers: green spiked clusters
Berries: white waxy berries
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: common snowberry
Other Names: cloaked bulrush, pale bulrush, pale-green bulrush