Snowball Viburnum vs Tulip Tree - TreeTime.ca

Snowball Viburnum vs Tulip Tree

Viburnum opulus Roseum

Liriodendron tulipifera

Snowball Viburnum
Tulip Tree

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.

Tulip Tree is the perfect shade tree for wide open spaces. It has a shallow and extensive root system, so ensure you give it space to grow. The attractive and showy, yellow-orange, tulip shaped flowers are where this tree gets its name.

Tulip Tree is somewhat rare in Canada but highly sought after as it is difficult to grow. Does best in a moist, well-drained soil.

Snowball Viburnum Quick Facts

Tulip Tree Quick Facts

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Zone: 3b
Zone: 4a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 24 m (80 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 14 m (45 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Growth form: upright, oval to pyramidal
Spreading: seeds - low
Suckering: low
Suckering: none


Foliage: 4-lobed somewhat spade-shaped
Fall colour: purplish-red
Fall colour: golden yellow
Bark: gold to gray
Flowers: white
Flowers: greenish yellow, tulip-shaped
Bloom time: spring to early summer
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON
Other Names: european cranberrybush, guelder rose, snowball bush, snowball tree
Other Names: canoewood, tulip poplar, tulip-poplar, tuliptree, yellow poplar