Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae) vs Snowball Viburnum - TreeTime.ca

Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae) vs Snowball Viburnum

Thuja occidentalis

Viburnum opulus roseum

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae)
Snowball Viburnum

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.

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.

Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae) Quick Facts

Snowball Viburnum Quick Facts

Lowest Price: $7.99 - SAVE UP TO 38%
Zone: 2b
Zone: 3b
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: low


Fall colour: purplish-red
Bark: gray to reddish brown, flat connected ridges
Bark: gold to gray
Flowers: white
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, PE
Other Names: american arborvitae, eastern arborvitae, northern white cedar
Other Names: european cranberrybush, guelder rose, snowball bush, snowball tree