Alnus serrulata

Hazel Alder, Smooth Alder

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Family: Betulaceae

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: February - March

Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe: July - October

Hazel Alder is an early-blooming shrub, with small dark red female cones and yellow-green male catkins that turn brown after dispersing their pollen. It usually prefers moist soil near streams or bodies of water.

17 March 2016 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Landmark, VA (female flowers)	1 March 2017 Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Occoquan, VA	19 March 2021 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA	17 March 2016 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Landmark, VA (male catkins)
24 April 2015 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Landmark, VA	24 April 2015 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Landmark, VA (typical growth habit)	19 March 2021 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA (bark on typical growth)	19 March 2021 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA (bud scar and emerging bud)
24 April 2015 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Landmark, VA (dried seed cones)

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