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Western Snowberry vs Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae)

Symphoricarpos occidentalis

Thuja occidentalis

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Western Snowberry
Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae)

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.

After the Snowberry's flowers have bloomed, it produces berries which often last on the plant through winter. These berries are toxic to humans, but livestock and local wildlife love them! Those hoping to attract wildlife to their property can plant Snowberry and expect to see animals foraging on it much later in the year than other plants.

Eastern White Cedar is a slender growing conifer often used as a decorative tree or a hedge. This tree is an effective privacy screen even in winter and a great long term solution to urban crowding or a drab yard.

Western Snowberry Quick Facts

Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae) Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 2b
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Moisture: any
Moisture: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: small, white, poisonous to humans
Flowers: pinkish white
Bark: gray to reddish brown, flat connected ridges
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: short
Life span: long
Suckering: high
Suckering: none



Toxicity: berries are toxic to humans

Other Names: buckbrush, wolfberry
Other Names: american arborvitae, eastern arborvitae, northern white cedar