Silverberry (Wolf Willow) vs Winterberry - TreeTime.ca

Silverberry (Wolf Willow) vs Winterberry

Elaeagnus commutata

Ilex verticillata

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Silverberry (Wolf Willow)
Winterberry

Silverberry (also known as Wolf Willow) is a common native North American shrub. This beautiful ornamental plant has characteristic silver leaves and fragrant yellow flowers.

Its silver berries remain on the branches through the winter. Silverberry is cold hardy and has some ability as a nitrogen fixer. It can grow on dry to moist sandy/gravel soils. This plant is very low maintenance.

Winterberry is a small shrub that produces large quantities of bright red berries that remain on the plant through the fall and into the winter. Adding this shrub to your yard will give it a unique splash of color and attract birds, especially after the leaves drop.

Note: although the foliage is attractive on its own, you need at least one male plant near your female plants or they won't produce berries.

Silverberry (Wolf Willow) Quick Facts

Winterberry Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 3a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: bright orange to red
Berries: silver, edible
Berries: bright red, stays through winter
Flowers: yellow
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: slow
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: medium




Other Names: american silverberry, silver berry, wolf willow
Other Names: black alder, canada holly, coralberry, fever bush, michigan holly, winterberry holly