Smooth Alder

Description

Smooth Alder is a thicket-forming shrub or small tree with dark, green foliage that grows to a mature height of 8-12 feet which may be reached in 10 years. Seed is produced in small cones and blooms appear in mid-to late March. This tree grows best in wet bottomlands and stream margins, however it will also grow in well-drained upland areas.  It is moderately shade and acid tolerant.