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Alnus serrulata

Tag Alder, Hazel Alder, Common Alder, Smooth Alder

Native/Alien:

Native

Type:

Shrub / Tree

Size:

30 ft

Soil Moisture:

mesic(*)

Bloom Time:

February - March

Bloom Area:

Statewide (Mountains, Piedmont, Coast)

Summer leaves and fruit

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Jack Spruill, Hampstead, July 2010

Alders are nitrogen-fixing and can be used to reclaim barren ground. Although they can become small trees, Tag Alders are most often shrubs.

Male Catkins with the small female flowers above.

Both the male catkins and the female flowers form in fall and open very early in spring, mostly before the leaves come out.

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Jack Spruill, Hampstead, Jan, 2009

Cone-like fruits

Fruits persist in winter and, along with the persistent catkins, make a good ID mark.

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Jack Spruill, Hampstead, Feb. 2009

Catkins in the snow

I think it is exciting to see early blooming plants buck the season and bloom in Jan and Feb - Jack Spruill

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Jack Spruill, Hampstead, Feb 13, 2010

Links:

 USDA PLANTS Database Record

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