Symphoricarpos albus
snowberry

Notes:

Twiggy. Poisonous fruit.

Var. laevigatus is larger, more vigorous, more profuse in fruit, and recommended for dry shade.

Sources: White Oak, Sunset, Stoecklein, NCSU, UConn, AHS, Missouri BG, USDA.

Tags:

attracts:bees
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
attracts:butterflies
clay tolerant
compacted soil intolerant
deer resistant
dense canopy
drought tolerant
dry shade tolerant
easy to grow
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
fast-growing
form:multi-trunked
form:shrub
full sun preferred
habit:arching
habit:rounded
habit:upright
infertile soil tolerant
long-lived
native:eastern North America
persistence:deciduous
poisonous
salt tolerant
sandy soil tolerant
stoloniferous/suckering
type:broadleaf
use:border
use:hedge
use:naturalizing
water:moderate to little
wet soil tolerant


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