Hazel Alder

Alnus serrulata (Aiton) Willd. - Birch family

Size

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
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.