Symphoricarpos albus
The snowberry is a great choice for filling in a tough spot. It spreads out nicely and will grow in the shade. The berries are a beautiful white coloration and are showy into the winter as the shrub holds the berries long after the leaves fall off. Berries are not edible.
Spread : 3-6 feet
Light : Full sun to part shade
Water : Medium to moist
Soil : Sand, loam, clay
Zone : 3
Leaves : Oblong, elliptical dull green leaves. Insignificant fall color
Stem : Older stems grey and shredded with younger being brown and shredded
Flower : Small, bell-shaped pink flowers in the summer
Fruit : Globule berries that are a striking white coloration by late summer. Fruit remains into winter on bare stems
Habit : A rounded, bushy shrub that will sucker leading it to spread out