GIS Coordinate:
N40 21.158 W94 52.955
Trail Number:
T16
Family:
Betulaceae
Foliage:
Leaves alternate, simple, 2 to 4 inches long, broadly ovate and doubly serrate
Native Locale:
Western Asia and Northern Africa
Mature Height:
40 to 60 feet
Mature Width:
20 to 40 feet
Hardiness Zones:
Zone 4 to 7
Soil Preference:
Prefers moist or wet soil but performs well in dry soils
Growth Habit:
Often weak pyramidal to narrow pyramidal outline and at other times developing an ovid or oblong head of irregular proportions; small trees show a pyramidal habit; often grown multi- stemmed and, in fact has more ornamental appeal when cultured in this fashion
Rate of Growth:
Fast in youth, tends to slow down when abundant flowering occur; 24 o 30" per year over 20 years
Disease and Insect:
Powdery mildew, cankers, leaf rust, wooly alder aphid, alder flea beetle, alder lace bug, leaf miner, sawfly, and tent caterpillar
Landscape Value:
n/a
Additional Notes:
