Snowball Viburnum vs Tulip Poplar - TreeTime.ca

Snowball Viburnum vs Tulip Poplar

Viburnum opulus roseum

Liriodendron tulipifera

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Snowball Viburnum
Tulip Poplar

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 Poplar 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 Poplar 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 Poplar Quick Facts

Zone: 3b
Zone: 4a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 18 m (60 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Suckering: low
Suckering: low


Fall colour: purplish-red
Bark: gold to gray
Flowers: white
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


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