Common Snowberry vs Redwing Highbush Cranberry - TreeTime.ca

Common Snowberry vs Redwing Highbush Cranberry

Viburnum trilobum JN Select

Symphoricarpos albus

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Redwing Highbush Cranberry
Common Snowberry

The Redwing Highbush Cranberry is a dense multi-stemmed shrub that blooms with white pinwheel shaped flowers in spring. It produces small, red, and edible berries in late summer. Its leaves are green, but the tips become more saturated with red throughout the season, and then turn a stunning crimson colour in the fall.

The Redwing Highbush Cranberry makes a good addition to any urban garden or hedge, and its berries are commonly used to liven up preserves with their tart flavor.

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.

Redwing Highbush Cranberry Quick Facts

Common Snowberry Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 1a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: dry, normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: low
Suckering: none


Toxicity: berries toxic to humans
Foliage: red tips on leaves
Fall colour: red/orange
Bark: red-brown shredded bark
Flowers: white, pinwheel shaped
Flowers: pink to white flowers in spring
Berries: small, red
Berries: white waxy berries
Flavor: sour
Harvest: late August-February
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NT
Other Names: common snowberry