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Evergreen/Deciduous Mature Size www.kingcounty.gov/gonative
Deciduous 6–8 ft. H and
Rosa nutkana
widely spreading
Snowberry
Nootka Rose
Characteristics
Symphoricarpos albus
Rhizomatous thicket-forming shrub with thorny
to almost thornless stems.

Leaves up to 3 in. long with serrated edges. A
pair of thorns appears immediately below where
leaves attach to stem.
Pink, fragrant flowers up to 3 in. wide bloom
singly or in pairs at the tips of the stem late
spring to late summer.
Shrub
Round hips (fruit) are 1½–3 in. wide,
purplish-red when ripe and persist until winter.
Shrub
May spread freely; allow ample space.