Amur Cherry vs Snowball Viburnum - TreeTime.ca

Amur Cherry vs Snowball Viburnum

Viburnum opulus roseum

Prunus maackii

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Snowball Viburnum
Amur Cherry

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 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 Quick Facts

Amur Cherry Quick Facts

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


Toxicity: toxic to horses, cattle, etc.)
Fall colour: purplish-red
Fall colour: lemon yellow
Bark: gold to gray
Flowers: white
Flowers: white, in spring
Berries: black fruit
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


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