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Products > Symphoricarpos albus 'Tilden Park'   Symphoricarpos albus 'Tilden Park' - Snowberry Note: This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.     Habit and Cultural Information Category: Shrub Family: Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckles) Origin: California (U.S.A.) Flower Color: Pink Bloomtime: Summer Height: 4-5 feet Width: 3-5 feet Exposure: Cool Sun/Light Shade Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 0-10° F Symphoricarpos albus 'Tilden Park' (Snowberry) - An upright deciduous shrub to 5 feet tall with bright blue-green 1 inch long leaves. In the summer appear tight clusters of small bell-shaped pink flowers followed by half-inch, pearly white berries that remain well into winter. This selected form of the common California streamside native, Symphoricarpus albus, was originally selected by Roy Taylor at the Tilden Park Botanic Garden in the foothills of the East Bay (San Francisco Bay). It was selected for its bushy habit, clean foliage and reliable fruit set of large berries. Tolerates full sun with regular irrigation but better planted in light shade with occasional irrigation. Tolerant of a wide range of soils. Cold hardy to less than 10° F.  The information provided on this page is based on research we have conducted about this plant in our nursery's library, from what we have found about it on reliable online sources, as well as from observations in our nursery of crops of this plant as well as of plants growing in the nursery's garden and those in other gardens. We will also incorporate comments received from others and welcome getting feedback from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if it includes cultural information that would aid others in growing  Symphoricarpos albus 'Tilden Park'.     [MORE INFO]