Siberian Crab Apple vs Snowball Viburnum - TreeTime.ca

Siberian Crab Apple vs Snowball Viburnum

Viburnum opulus roseum

Malus baccata

Snowball Viburnum
Siberian Crab Apple

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.

Siberian Crab Apple is a beautiful, cold hardy, ornamental tree. Its stunning white blossoms burst in the spring to produce deep red fruit.

If you are looking for a great landscape or shade tree, Siberian Crab Apple is a beautiful addition to any yard.

As a rootstock, it is one of the hardiest available. Just be aware that Siberian Crab Apple may be incompatible with varieties that don't have crab apple parentage.

Snowball Viburnum Quick Facts

Siberian Crab Apple Quick Facts

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Zone: 3b
Zone: 2a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 7 m (23 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 7 m (23 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Suckering: low
Suckering: none


Fall colour: purplish-red
Fall colour: bright yellow
Bark: gold to gray
Flowers: white
Flowers: white
Fruit: red apples
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: european cranberrybush, guelder rose, snowball bush, snowball tree
Other Names: siberian apple