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Labrador Tea vs Western SnowberryLedum groenlandicum Symphoricarpus occidentalis ONLY AVAILABLE BY CONTRACT GROW NOT AVAILABLE THIS SEASON (new stock expected: fall of 2020) 
Labrador Tea is slow-growing evergreen shrub native to the boreal forests of Canada.
Like the Common Snowberry, the Western Snowberry is a small shrub with pink flowers useful for feeding livestock and preventing erosion. Unlike the common species, however, the Western Snowberry is much more suited to wet conditions, capable of persevering through poor soil drainage and occasional flooding. LABRADOR TEA QUICK FACTSWESTERN SNOWBERRY QUICK FACTS
Zone:
1a
Zone:
1a
Height:
0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Height:
0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread:
0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Spread:
0.9 m (3 ft)
Moisture:
any
Moisture:
any
Light:
any
Light:
partial shade, full sun
Fall colour:
rust orange
Berries:
small, dense clusters which often last through winter. poisonous to humans
Flowers:
clusters of tiny white flowers which are fragrant, sticky and attractive to insects
Flowers:
pinkish white in small clusters, blooms june-august
Bark:
pale green to light red-brown, greys and shreds with age
Growth rate:
slow
Growth rate:
medium
Life span:
short
Life span:
short
Maintenance:
low
Suckering:
none
Suckering:
high
Pollution tolerance:
medium
Toxicity: slightly toxic if ingested Toxicity: berries are toxic to humans
Other Names:
buckbrush, wolfberry
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: yes
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: yes |