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The Spring Sale is Open at Geist Nursery. Come shop in person now through June 28! Closed on Mondays. Order online for pickup at Geist or this week's Whistle Stops!
The Spring Sale is Open at Geist Nursery. Come shop in person now through June 28! Closed on Mondays. Order online for pickup at Geist or this week's Whistle Stops!

Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)

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Original price $39.99 - Original price $39.99
Original price
$39.99
$39.99 - $39.99
Current price $39.99

Fall Species

This Species is typically available during our Fall Sale Mid-September through Mid-October at Geist Nursery in Fishers, IN.

 

Estimated Height at Pickup: 2-3’, 3 gal
A cousin of the better known coralberry, with clusters of white berries and small pink flowers! Berries often last into the winter, so are valued for winter interest and bird forage. Often planted as a quick growing hedge or hardy erosion control. Tolerates bright but not deep full shade. 

Pollination: Self pollinating.

Light: Full Sun, Part Sun/Shade, Shade

Soil Moisture: Wet Mesic, Mesic, Dry Mesic, Dry

Soil Type: Adaptable 

Height: 2’-6’

Width: 2’-6’ 

Bloom Color: Pink

Bloom Time: Jun-Jul

Fruit: Clusters of white berries mature in fall.

Fall Color: -

Root Type: Branching

Notable Wildlife Interactions: Flowers attract hummingbirds, bees, wasps, flies, and moths. Hosts a few moths including the snowberry and hummingbird clearwings, and some smaller insects. Berries are eaten by birds including bobwhite, thrushes, and cedar waxwings. Occasionally browsed by deer.

Notes: Roots sucker and branches root where they touch the ground.  As the grower notes, "would grow on the moon".

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