Common Name:

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Alnus serrulata

Family:

Betulaceae

Form:

Size:

Life Span:

Flower Color:

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Noted For:

Recommended Uses:

Considerations:

Availability:

Propagation:

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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aquatic ---to--- Somewhat moist, no flooding

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Tolerant of inundation with brackish water

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.

Soil or Other Substrate:

Loam, Sand

Soil pH:

acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

8A, 8B

Wildlife:

Native Habitats:

Swamps, river floodplains

Natural Range in Florida:

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Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

It forms root nodules with a symbiont fungus to fix its own nitrogen, so it grows well in poor or sterile soil. Its persistent fruit looks like a very small pine cone.