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Round snowberry (lat. Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench) is a shrub, a species of the genus Snowberry of the Honeysuckle family. Also known as "Coralberry". Ornamental plant. Homeland - North America.
Deciduous shrub up to 2-3 meters high with thin brown or reddish shoots.
Leaves are opposite, ovate-rounded, entire. The upper side is dark green, the lower side is lighter and pubescent. In autumn they turn red.
The flowers are small, bell-shaped, pinkish-white, collected in short racemes in the leaf axils. Blooms in July-August.
The fruits are spherical, 4-7 mm in diameter, purple-red, inedible. They ripen in September and do not fall off for a long time.
Thanks to its beautiful, long-lasting fruits, it is often used as an ornamental plant, mainly in hedges. It is less winter-hardy than White Snowberry, it can freeze to the level of snow, and in severe winters to the ground, but it is suitable for planting in the central zone of the European part of Russia. Drought-resistant, grows well in warm, sunny areas with fertile soil.
Introduced into the Botanical Garden. Seeds of this species were brought from Hungary and sown in the Botanical Garden of A.A. Mavzhudov on October 11, 1979. In the spring of April 16, 1980, they were sown in the nursery and the introduction of these species was studied; also on November 24, 1983, they were planted in North America for display. Currently, there are 8 shrubs growing in this exposition.
