Snowball Viburnum vs Beedle Pear - TreeTime.ca

Snowball Viburnum vs Beedle Pear

Viburnum opulus roseum

Pyrus Beedle

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COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

Snowball Viburnum
Beedle Pear

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.

Beedle Pear is sweet, soft, and juicy with no astringency making it great for fresh eating. They typically ripen on the tree in early September. The medium-sized pears keep relatively well when compared to other varieties. For most years it is a reliable producer on the prairies.

The Beedle Pear is a cold hardy pear with Canadian roots. John Beedle discovered it on a city boulevard in St. Albert, Alberta.

For fruit production, another pear variety is required for cross-pollination. Can be paired with Krazulya Pear or Ussurian Pear.

Snowball Viburnum Quick Facts

Beedle Pear Quick Facts

Zone: 3b
Zone: 2a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 4 m (14 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: low
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: purplish-red
Bark: gold to gray
Flowers: white
Fruit size: 100g
Flavor: sweet, lacks astrigency
Harvest: early September
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


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