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

Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae) vs Snowball Viburnum

Viburnum opulus roseum

Thuja occidentalis

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Snowball Viburnum
Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae)

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 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 Quick Facts

Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae) Quick Facts

Zone: 3b
Zone: 2b
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 12 m (40 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: any
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: slow
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Suckering: low
Suckering: none


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


Other Names: european cranberrybush, guelder rose, snowball bush, snowball tree
Other Names: american arborvitae, eastern arborvitae, northern white cedar