Northern Spicebush

Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume - Laurel family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 12.0 feet

Planting Distance: 4.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Root Depth: 18 inches

Growth Form: Multiple Stem

Growth Rate: Slow

Features

Flower Color: White, Yellow, Green

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Mid Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: No

Drought Tolerance: Low

Flood Tolerance: Medium

Salt Tolerance: None

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Northern Spicebush: Amorbia humerosana, Apatelodes torrefacta, Callosamia promethea, Eacles imperialis, Lymantria dispar, Papilio glaucus, Papilio glaucus glaucus, Papilio palamedes, Papilio troilus, Samia cynthia cynthia, Tetracis crocallata

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
  • CAN:  Ontario
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.