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Common Snowberry vs Northern BayberrySymphoricarpos albus Myrica pensylvanica SOLD OUT SOLD OUT 
Common Snowberry is a small deciduous shrub with characteristic white to pink flowers and clusters of white fruit.
Northern Bayberry makes an excellent hedge or feature shrub. It will retain its leaves in warmer climates but drops them in colder areas. They produce blue-grey berries that have a wax coating on them that can be used to make candles or soaps. COMMON SNOWBERRY QUICK FACTSNORTHERN BAYBERRY QUICK FACTS
Spread:
2.4 m (8 ft)
Fuzz/fluff:
no
Catkins:
yes
Flowers:
pink to white flowers in spring
Bark:
red-brown shredded bark
Growth rate:
fast
Growth rate:
slow
Maintenance:
low
Maintenance:
low
Pollution tolerance:
medium
Pollution tolerance:
high
Toxicity: berries toxic to humans Toxicity: Warning: The wax from bayberry fruit is considered toxic and may be carcinogenic.
Other Names:
common snowberry
Other Names:
candlewood, myrique de pennsylvanie, small waxberry, swamp candleberry, tallow bayberry, tallow shrub, tallow tree, tallowshrub
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Tags:
All Items, Berries, Deciduous Trees, Hedges, Native New Brunswick Plants, Native Newfoundland Plants, Native North America Plants, Native Nova Scotia Plants, Native Ontario Plants, Native Prince Edward Island Plants, Native Quebec Plants, Nitrogen Fixing, Shrubs, Wildlife Attracting, Winter Interest
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