Snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus
Grows in anything from full sun to deep shade, and repays that tolerance by suckering wherever it isn't watched.
Light Anything from full sun to deep shade.
Water Drought-tolerant once established.
Height 1.8 m
Spread 5 ft 11 in
Spacing 180 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 5 ft 11 in
- In-row spacing
- 5 ft 11 in
- Between rows
- 7 ft 5 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Shrub · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Mixed / other
- Sunlight
- Anything from full sun to deep shade.
- Watering
- Drought-tolerant once established.
- Feeding
- Rarely needs feeding.
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- June
- Pruning
- Prune in late winter, pulling suckers as they appear.
Through the year
- Mar–Jun Bud Break
- Jun–Aug Flowering
- Aug–Oct Fruiting
- Oct–Dec Leaf Fall
- Jan–Mar Leaf Fall
Companions
Hawthorn, Dog rose, Holly
Pests & problems
- Generally trouble-free No notable pest or disease problems when grown in the right conditions — one of the easy ones.
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