Scientific Name:
Symphoricarpos albus
Pronunciation:
sim-for-ee-KAR-poss AL-bus
Common Name:
snowberry
Family Name:
Caprifoliaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Twiggy shrub; leaves opposite, broadly ovate-elliptic, 2-5(-7)cm long x 1.5-3(-6)cm wide margin entire to irregularly lobed and wavy; flowers 5-7mm wide, 5 pinkish-white petals, with white hairs on inside. Winter ID: branches fine, twiggy; buds opposite; berries ~1cm round, white, persistent.
Habit:
Dense, Twiggy
Form:
Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
B.C. west of Cascades, U.S. - northeast
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Mixed shrub border
Additional Info:
Google. Compare to western snowberry.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Fall:
Green-yellow, Yellow
Shapes:
Elliptic, Ovate
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Obtuse, Rounded
Margins:
Pinnately lobed, Undulate (wavy)
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Pink
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug
Fruit Type:
Berry (true), Edible
Fruit Colour:
White
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Additional Info:
Showy, Edible, (two-seeded)
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Leaf Scar Shape:
Crescent shaped
Propagation:
Seed, Softwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Anthracnose, Mildew, Scale insects (Rabbit resistant)
Course(s):
- CLT Training
- HORT 1155
- Level 4 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLW) Turf Field Lab West