Chinese Snowball Bush

Chinese snowball viburnum for sale here is Viburnum macrocephalum, the old-fashioned shrub that covers itself in round white flower heads each spring. Also sold as Chinese snowball bush, it ships bare-root at 6 to 12 inches, in packs of 25, 50, 100 and 500, for hedges, borders, foundation beds and wholesale buyers.

Chinese Snowball Size, Zones and Sun

Plant one and give it space, because a snowball bush is no small shrub. It heads for 8 to 12 feet in height and about 8 to 10 across, in a rounded mound. Zones 6 to 9. Sun or part shade, either one. Soil that stays damp but drains, with plenty of compost worked in, gets the best growth. In a mild winter the leaves hang on, and a hard freeze strips them.

Chinese Snowball Flowers

The flower heads are the whole show. They start out lime green, turn bright white as they open and reach the size of a softball or bigger, hanging in heavy clusters along the branches in spring. The flowers are sterile, so there's no fruit to clean up. Cut a few stems for a vase, since they last well indoors. Our list of spring flowering trees and shrubs shows what blooms alongside it.

Where to Plant Chinese Snowball

Use it as a specimen, a background shrub, a loose hedge or a border plant with room to spread. Plants go 5 to 6 feet apart for a hedge. For help choosing partners, our roundup of top wholesale shrubs for the yard compares other picks.

Planting Chinese Snowball Bare-root

Give the roots an hour in a bucket of water before they go in the ground. Dig wide, spread the roots out, and plant at the same depth the shrub grew at the nursery. Tamp the soil, water thoroughly and top with mulch. Don't let the bed dry out the first summer.

Buying Chinese Snowball in Bulk

At 5 feet apart a pack of 25 makes a hedge about 125 feet long, 100 plants run to 500 feet and 500 plants reach 2,500. Packs of 25, 50, 100 and 500 cover a single border or a full property line.

Good to Know About Chinese Snowball

These ship as small plants, 6 to 12 inches, so expect a few seasons before the flower show fills out. Prune right after bloom, since next year's flowers form on this year's growth. Plants sulk in dry soil, so water during long dry spells.

Chinese Snowball for Hedges and Borders

It makes a soft, flowering hedge that looks best when allowed to arch and spread. Planted in a row, a spring bloom turns a lot line into a white wall of flowers.

Chinese Snowball Bush Sizes, Packs and Shipping

Chinese snowball bushes ship bare-root in November, at 6 to 12 inches, in packs of 25, 50, 100 and 500. Volume pricing available. Browse more wholesale shrubs for sale.