Hazel Alder
Alnus serrulata (Aiton) Willd. - Birch familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 30.0 feet
Planting Distance: 4.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Root Depth: 24 inches
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Rapid
Features
Flower Color: Red, Green, Brown
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Low
Flood Tolerance: High
Fire Tolerance: High
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Hazel Alder: Acrobasis rubrifasciella, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Bucculatrix locuples, Eurois astricta, Hyalophora cecropia, Hydriomena furcata, Lophocampa caryae, Lymantria dispar, Phyllonorycter basistrigella
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
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.