Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany

Mature Height: Up to around 15.0 feet

Planting Distance: 4.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Root Depth: 20 inches

Growth Form: Multiple Stem

Growth Rate: Slow

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Clay Soil Tolerance: No

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: High

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: Medium

Salt Tolerance: None

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany: Acerra normalis, Acleris foliana, Archips argyrospila, Automeris cecrops pamina, Automeris io neomexicana, Automeris zephyria, Chionodes occidentella, Chlorosea banksaria, Chlorosea banksaria gracearia, Cochisea sinuaria, Feralia februalis, Hemileuca eglanterina, Hemileuca eglanterina annulata, Hemileuca eglanterina eglanterina, Hemileuca eglanterina shastaensis, Hemileuca griffini, Hemileuca nuttalli, Hesperumia sulphuraria, Hyalophora euryalus, Macaria extemporata, Malacosoma californica, Oncocnemis astrigata, Saturnia albofasciata, Satyrium behrii crossi, Satyrium californicum, Satyrium saepium, Satyrium tetra, Sphinx asellus, Sphinx perelegans, Stamnodes annellata, Stamnodes coenonympha, Stamnodes coenonymphata, Stamnodes marinata, Synaxis hirsutaria, Tolype distincta, Tolype glenwoodii