Smooth Alder - Alnus serrulata new 2026 male flowers appear as showy

male flowers appear as showy

berries feed songbirds

tried-and-true shrub displays its attractive fluffy flowers and puffy seeds like a silvery-leafed sailor

including bees and butterflies

and a marked improvement over the older and slightly flimsier Pinus strobus 'Fastigiata'

Smooth Alder - Alnus serrulata new 2026 male flowers appear as showySmooth Alder is a tough and hardy shrub or small tree ready to grow roots into whatever moist soil conditions you give it (making them great for erosion control!) They produce yellow and red catkins in the spring, eventually developing into fruiting cones, which persist into winter. The leaves remain green throughout the growing season and serve as a larval host to many native butterflies. Smooth Alders can be kept tidy by occasional pruning, or let