- Type:
- Tree
- Light Exposure:
- Full Sun, Partial Sun
- Soil Moisture:
- Medium
- Height:
- 3 feet
- Project:
- Erosion Control, Restoration
- Bloom Color:
- Red, Yellow
- Bloom Months:
- April, March, May
- Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
- High
- Salt Tolerance:
- Medium
- Stress Tolerance:
- Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
- Herbivore Sensitivity:
- Medium
- Behavior (Rate of Spread):
- 1
- Pollinator Value:
- Medium
- Benefit to Pollinators:
- Adult Food, Larval Food
- Pollinators:
- Larval Host (Butterfly), Larval Host (Moth), Native Bees, Wind
- Counties:
- Aitkinin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Goodhue, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, Roseau, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Winona, Wright
Notes/Description:
A deciduous, thicket-forming shrub or small tree sometimes growing to 16' tall. This species has been planted as an ornamental at water edges. Its root mass prevents erosion on stream banks and enriches soil by making nitrogen available to other plants. Use this plant in restorations, pond edges, and acidic soil conditions.