Hazel Alder, Smooth Alder, Tag Alder, Swamp Alder

I've seen it wild in a few spots along watercourses or ponds in southeast PA and northern Delaware. Seems like a nice native plant that w...Read Moreould work in informal or naturalistic landscapes. It has handsome foliage and smooth gray bark. There is a very similar species of Speckled Alder that mostly grows farther north, though there is some overlap of range. The Speckled tends to be larger, has whitish lenticels on the stems, and has less even teeth on the leaf margins.

Hazel Alder grows in wet areas along streams in my area. It commonly grows along with Sweetspire, Buttonbush, and Elderberry.