Amur Cherry vs Snowball Viburnum - TreeTime.ca

Amur Cherry vs Snowball Viburnum

Prunus maackii

Viburnum opulus roseum

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Amur Cherry
Snowball Viburnum

Amur Cherry is a beautiful, fast-growing ornamental tree. It features attractive bronze/red bark that peels horizontally in strips.

This hardy tree bears white flowers in the spring, black fruit held in clusters in the late summer, and pointy leaves that turn yellow in the fall.

Snowball Viburnum is a popular ornamental shrub with prolific flowering. This plant is prized for its round clusters of white flowers that resemble snowballs, delighting children and adults. In fall, its leaves turn vibrant shades of red.

Snowball Viburnum is sought after as a single accent shrub, but can also make a dense hedge or privacy screen.

Amur Cherry Quick Facts

Snowball Viburnum Quick Facts

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Zone: 2a
Zone: 3b
Height: 12 m (39 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: low

Toxicity: toxic to horses, cattle, etc.)

Fall colour: lemon yellow
Fall colour: purplish-red
Bark: gold to gray
Flowers: white, in spring
Flowers: white
Berries: black fruit
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: amur chokecherry
Other Names: european cranberrybush, guelder rose, snowball bush, snowball tree