Hazel Alder
Alnus serrulata (Aiton) Willd.
Birch family
Plant Type
Tree, Shrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
30.0 feet
Spread
4.0 feet
Flower Color
Red, Green, Brown
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Mid Spring
Growing Conditions
Light
Shade Tolerance
Intolerant
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
120 days
Precipitation
32 – 60 in
Ecosystem & Wildlife
Pollinators
Native Bees; Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Host
Acrobasis rubrifasciella, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Bucculatrix locuples, Eurois astricta, Hyalophora cecropia, Hydriomena furcata, Lophocampa caryae, Lymantria dispar, Phyllonorycter basistrigella
Fall Color
No
Evergreen
No
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
- CAN: Nova Scotia, Québec
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (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.
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