| Description | Common Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus) ia a native tough shrub with limited ornamental value except it's white fruit and it's shade tolerance. |
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| Pronunciation | (sim-fo-ri-KAR-pos)(Al-bus) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-7 |
| Sunlight | sun to shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | small pinkish flowers |
| Fruit | berry-like white drupes |
| Leaves | bluish-green leaves, no real fall color |
| Stems | thin stems, branching suckers, forms colonies |
| Dimensions | 3-5 feet, suckers |
| Maintenance | prune hard in the spring |
| Author's Notes | I have used this shrub a few times in shaded areas of landscape jobs. It definitely isn't very ornamental except for the berry-like drupes. |
| Notes & Reference | #1-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #63-How to recognize Shrubs (Grimm) |
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