Gray Alder

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use High

Drought Tolerance Low

Flood Tolerance High

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Fertility Need Medium

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance High

Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 5.0 – 7.0

Frost-Free Days 100 days

Precipitation 32 – 60 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Host Achatia distincta, Achiearis infans, Acleris braunana, Acleris caliginosana, Acleris cornana, Acleris fuscana, Acleris logiana placidana, Acleris maccana, Acrobasis rubrifasciella, Acronicta americana, Acronicta dactylina, Acronicta fragilis, Acronicta grisea, Acronicta hesperida, Acronicta impleta, Acronicta impressa, Acronicta innotata, Acronicta leporina, Aethalura intertexta, Agonopterix argillacea, Amorbia humerosana, Amphipyra pyramidoides, Anagoga occiduaria, Anaplectoides pressus, Anavitrinella pampinaria, Andropolia aedon, Antepione thisoaria, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Archips argyrospila, Archips cerasivorana, Archips negundana, Archips rosana, Autographa ampla, Baileya doubledayi, Baileya ophthalmica, Bibarrambla allenella, Biston betularia cognataria, Caloptilia alnivorella, Caloptilia pulchella, Campaea perlata, Choristoneura conflictana, Choristoneura rosaceana, Clepsis persicana, Clostera albosigma, Coleophora fuscedinella, Coleophora serratella, Colocasia flavicornis, Colocasia flavicornis electa, Cucullia intermedia, Cucullia lucifuga, Cyclophora pendulinaria, Drepana arcuata, Drepana bilineata, Eacles imperialis, Ectropis crepuscularia, Elpiste lorquinaria, Enargia decolor, Epinotia rectiplicana, Epinotia solandriana, Erannis tiliaria vancouverensis, Eulithis xylina, Eulithis xylina speciosa, Eupithecia ravocostaliata, Euplexia benesimilis, Eupsilia tristigmata, Eurois astricta, Evora hemidesma, Gluphisia septentrionis, Gretchena semialba, Hemileuca nevadensis -complex, Heterocampa biundata, Homoglaea hircina, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyalophora columbia columbia, Hydria undulata, Hydriomena furcata, Hydriomena renunciata, Hypagyrtis unipunctata, Hyphantria cunae, Hyphantria cunea, Iridopsis emasculata, Iridopsis larvaria, Lacanobia radix, Limenitis arthemis, Limenitis arthemis rubrofasciata, Lithophane amanda, Lithophane dilatocula, Lithophane fagina, Lithophane pexata, Lithophane thaxteri, Lobophora nivigerata, Lomanaltes eductalis, Lophocampa maculata, Lycia rachelae, Lycia ursaria, Lymantria dispar, Macaria exauspicata, Malacosoma californica pluvialis, Malacosoma disstria, Melanchra adjuncta, Melanchra assimilis, Melanolophia canadaria, Metarranthis duaria, Morrisonia latex, Nadata gibbosa, Nealgedonia extricalis dionalis, Nematocampa filamentaria, Nemoria mimosaria, Nites betulella, Nites grotella, Olethreutes appendiceum, Olethreutes submissana, Orgyia antiqua, Orgyia antiqua nova, Orgyia leucostigma, Orgyia leucostigma plagiata, Orthosia hibisci, Orthosia rubescens, Orthotaenia undulana, Palthis angulalis, Pandemis canadana, Pandemis limitata, Pandemis pyrusana, Papilio glaucus, Papilio glaucus canadensis, Papilio glaucus glaucus, Papilio rutulus, Paradiarsia littoralis, Pero morrisonaria, Phlogophora periculosa, Phlyctaenia coronata tertialis, Phyllodesma americana, Phyllonorycter alnicolella, Phyllonorycter auronites, Phyllonorycter incanella, Plagodis alcoolaria, Plagodis phlogosaria, Plemyria georgii, Polia imbrifera, Polia nimbosa, Probole amicaria, Prochoerodes transversata, Protitame virginalis, Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides, Raphia frater, Rheumaptera hastata, Rheumaptera subhastata, Schizura concinna, Schizura ipomoeae, Schizura unicornis, Selenia alciphearia, Semiothisa aemulataria, Semiothisa ulsterata, Sparganothis pettitana, Sparganothis reticulatana, Sphinx gordius, Sphinx luscitiosa, Spiramater lutra, Stigmella canadensis, Synaxis jubararia, Syndemis afflictana, Tacparia detersata, Tortricidia testacea, Venusia cambrica, Venusia pearsalli, Zale metatoides, Zale minerea norda

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.