General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 15 - 20 feet (4.5 - 6.0 m) or 6 - 10 feet at colder extremes of range.
Plant Spread: 15 - 20 feet (4.5 - 6.0 m)
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Deciduous
Fruit: Other: Sterile - this plant will set no fruit.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 6"-12"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Layering
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

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Common names
  • Chinese Snowball Viburnum
  • Chinese Snowball Bush
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Viburnum macrocephalum
  • Synonym: Viburnum arborescens

Photo Gallery
Location: Little Rock Arkansas
Date: 2007-06-07
Immature bloom of a Chinese Snowball.
Location: Newby Hall garden, Ripon, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-05-15
Location: Little Rock Arkansas
Date: 2011-03-03
B/W close up of a Chinese Viburnum bloom
Location: Enterprise, Al. 36330
Date: 2014-04-04
Location: Newby Hall garden, Ripon, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-05-15
Location: My Garden, UK
Date: 2022-05-02
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Little Rock Arkansas
Date: Spring 2015
I have 2 of these. When in bloom they dominates everything.
Location: Newby Hall garden, Ripon, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-05-15
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-04-07
Chinese Snowball Viburnum 004
Location: Enterprise, Al. 36330
Date: 2014-04-04
Location: Newby Hall garden, Ripon, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-05-15
Location: Pacific Northwest
Date: 2011-10-02
Location: New Zealand
Date: 2016-10-16
Location: Little Rock Arkansas
Date: 2016-04-11
Night shot of a Chinese Snowball with reflection.
Location: Enterprise, Al. 36330
Date: 2014-04-04
Location: Heathcote Ontario Canada
Date: 2015  June
Viburnum macrocephalum'Sterile'
Location: Enterprise, Al. 36330
Date: 2014-04-04
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Seedfork On March 16, 2015 Bloomed
Buds forming, they will form a large ball and gradually turn from green to white.
DeweyRooter On March 11, 2023 Bloomed
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