Alnus glutinosa 'Aurea'
Plant Expert:
Michael Dirr Alnus glutinosa 'Aurea'
Michael Dirr
Alnus glutinosa 'Aurea'
Alnus glutinosa 'Aurea' (click for large image)
Aurea Black Alder, Aurea Common Alder, Aurea European Alder 		Common Names:
  • Aurea Black Alder
  • Aurea Common Alder
  • Aurea European Alder
 
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Sun/Water Requirements:

  Partial/Full sun.
Dry to wet conditions.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 4 to Zone 7

Growth:

  Range: Grows from 30' to 50'.

Flowers:

  Color(s): Brown
Season(s): Spring
 

Foliage:

  Deciduous
Color: Leaves are yellow and green in the summer.
Dirr says: "golden yellow, fading to green with time, quite handsome in May - June."  

Fruit:

  Color: Black
Season(s): Fall
 

Landscape Value:

  Can be used as a specimen plant.
Can be used as a shade tree.

Dirr says: "would probably succeed in more northerly locations in the US. Not a vigorous grower."

Other:

  Is Resistant to Drought
 
Alnus glutinosa 'Aurea' is hardy in these areas:
Allegan, MIAlsip, ILAthens, MI
Augusta, MIBaltimore, MDBangor, MI
Battle Creek, MIBayside, NYBellmore, NY
Bellport, NYBethpage, NYBlue Point, NY
Bohemia, NYBrentwood, NYBrightwaters, NY
Bronxville, NYBrookhaven, NYCanton, MI
Channahon, ILCharlottesville, VAChicago Heights, IL
Chicago Ridge, ILChicago, ILCicero, IL
Cleveland, OHCoal City, ILCollege Point, NY
Conneaut, OHCorona, NYCrete, IL
Detroit, MIDewitt, MIDimondale, MI
Dolton, ILDorset, OHEagle, MI
East Claridon, OHEast Elmhurst, NYEast Greenville, PA
East Lansing, MIEast Texas, PAEastchester, NY
Easton, PAEaton Rapids, MIEcorse, MI
Edmore, MIElkins Park, PAElmhurst, NY
Elmwood Park, ILElyria, OHEmmaus, PA
Evergreen Park, ILFerndale, MIFlushing, NY
Forest Hills, NYFort Eustis, VAFresh Meadows, NY
Glen Burnie, MDGrand Rapids, MIGreenlawn, NY
Gwynn Oak, MDHamtramck, MIHarper Woods, MI
Harrison Township, MIHastings On hudson, NYHighland Park, MI
Holbrook, NYHoltsville, NYHunt Valley, MD
Huntington Station, NYHuntington, NYIslandia, NY
Jackson Heights, NYKalamazoo, MILakewood, OH
Landisburg, PALawn, PALeasburg, NC
Lebanon, PALemoyne, PALewistown, PA
Lexington, NCLiberty, NCLinwood, NC
Little Neck, NYLittleton, COLiverpool, PA
Loysville, PALykens, PAMacomb, MI
Marysville, MIMaspeth, NYMcalisterville, PA
Melville, NYMemphis, MIMemphis, TN
Mentor, OHMiddle Village, NYMiddlefield, OH
Montville, OH
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