Snowball Viburnum vs Patterson Pride Plum - TreeTime.ca

Snowball Viburnum vs Patterson Pride Plum

Prunus nigra x salicina Patterson Pride

Viburnum opulus roseum

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Patterson Pride Plum
Snowball Viburnum

The Patterson Pride Plum is known for its delicious flavor, with firm, sweet golden flesh and dark red skin that isn’t sour. The freestone plums can grow 4-5 cm in diameter and are well-suited for fresh eating, baking, and preserves. It can produce heavy yields that ripen in mid-September which is later than other plums.

C.F. Patterson developed the Patterson Pride Plum at the University of Saskatchewan. It is known for its semi-dwarf, weeping growth habit

Patterson Pride Plum is a hybrid between Canada Plum and Japanese Plum. For fruit production, it needs to be planted with another variety for cross-pollination. Canada Plum and American Plum are considered universal pollinizers.

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.

Patterson Pride Plum Quick Facts

Snowball Viburnum Quick Facts

Zone: 2b
Zone: 3b
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: low


Foliage: weeping branches
Fall colour: red to purple
Fall colour: purplish-red
Bark: gold to gray
Flowers: white
Flowers: white
Fruit: red skin, yellow flesh
Hybrid: yes
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


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