Alnus serrulata
smooth alder, hazel alder, tag alder
Notes:
Differences with the more northern native A. incana subsp. rugosa seem minimal, but the native range of this species covers much more of the eastern United States, and more of my sources cover it than A. rugosa.
Sources: UFL, NCSU, Missouri BG, Sunset, Dirr, JerseyYards.org.
Tags:
acidic soil preferred
attracts:bees
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
attracts:butterflies
attracts:larval host
attracts:mammals
branches strong
clay tolerant
coarse texture
compacted soil tolerant
deer sensitive
dense canopy
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
fast-growing
fire risk low
form:multi-trunked
form:shrub
form:trainable to single trunk
form:tree
full sun preferred
habit:conical/pyramidal
habit:oval
habit:spreading/wide
infertile soil tolerant
native:eastern North America
nitrogen fixing
persistence:deciduous
pruning not required
roots:low damage potential
salt intolerant
sandy soil tolerant
stoloniferous/suckering
type:broadleaf
use:border
use:naturalizing
use:specimen
water:ample
water:regular
wet soil tolerant
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