Mountain snowberry is a mounding, arching shrub with a charming, pendulous habit. It has small, oval leaves, grey-green and finely textured. Dainty pink and white bell-shaped flowers appear June and July; the following fruit is white and forms tight clusters. Birds love the fruit. Grows 2 to 5 feet tall and 3 to 5 feet wide. this Utah native can be seen at the Greater Avenues Conservation Garden.
Full sun to part shade; it does well in areas of dry shade. Provide well drained soils, either sandy-loam or clay-loam. Unlike White Snowberry, it does not sucker or spread, so is well suited to to small gardens. Every few years, pruning it hard to near the ground will keep it tight and compact.