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Common Snowberry vs Black GumSymphoricarpos albus Nyssa sylvatica COMING SOON (new stock expected: later this season) COMING SOON (new stock expected: later this season) 
Common Snowberry is a small deciduous shrub with characteristic white to pink flowers and clusters of white fruit.
Black Gum is a slow-growing ornamental shade tree with a dense pyramidal shape. The foliage is dark green in the summer, and transitions to bright fall colours which include red, orange, purple, and gold. It is commonly used as an ornamental tree in parks and large gardens as a specimen or shade tree. COMMON SNOWBERRY QUICK FACTSBLACK GUM QUICK FACTS
Spread:
8 m (25 ft)
Fall colour:
purple, orange, yellow, red
Flavor:
sour
Harvest:
september to october
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:
medium
Toxicity: berries toxic to humans
Other Names:
common snowberry
Other Names:
black tupelo, pepperidge tree, sour gum, tupelo
Tags:
All Items, Flowering, Native Alberta Plants, Native British Columbia Plants, Native Manitoba Plants, Native North America Plants, Native Northwest Territories Plants, Native Ontario Plants, Native Quebec Plants, Native Saskatchewan Plants, Shrubs, SPECIALS, Waterside and Riparian Zone Plants, Wildlife Attracting
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