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Hardiness Zone: 5-8
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Mature Height: 3-5 Feet
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Mature Spread: 3-5 Feet
Buy Mt. Airy Witch Alder online. Growers’ Choice Award by the Michigan Association of Nurserymen. A trouble-free native that makes a dense small shrub. White bottle-brush blooms appear before the leaves. Mixes well with azaleas and rhododendrons. Dark green summer foliage changes to brilliant yellow to orange-scarlet in fall. Excellent for borders, commercial foundations, and mass plantings.
Family: Hamamelidaceae
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Common Name: Witch Alder
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MT. AIRY WITCH ALDER Plant Characteristics
Bark Type*
| • | Smooth |
Brand*
| • | Pennsylvania Gold Medal Award Winners |
Cultural Information*
| • | Leaf Scorch – High Resistance |
| • | Leaf Spot – High Resistance |
| • | Powdery Mildew – High Resistance |
| • | Root Rot – Low Resistance |
Flower Color*
| • | White |
Flower Type*
| • | Fragrant |
Growth Rate*
| • | Medium |
Leaf Color Fall*
| • | Dark Yellow/Gold |
| • | Orange/Brilliant Orange |
| • | Red/Brilliant Red |
Leaf Color Spring*
| • | Green |
Leaf Color Summer*
| • | Green |
Leaf Type*
| • | Deciduous/Herbaceous |
Nature Assets*
| • | Attracts Bees |
| • | Attracts Butterflies |
| • | Deer Resistant |
Plant Type*
| • | Shrub |
Preferred Planting Season*
| • | Fall Planting |
| • | Spring Planting |
| • | Summer Planting |
Preferred Soil Conditions*
| • | Adapts Well to Most Soil Types |
| • | Average |
| • | Drought Tolerant |
| • | Moist |
| • | Salt Tolerant |
| • | Well-Drained |
Propagation Methods*
| • | Cuttings or Divisions |
Season of Interest*
| • | Early Spring |
| • | Fall |
| • | Late Spring/Early Summer |
| • | Late Summer/Early Autumn |
| • | Spring |
| • | Spring Flowering |
| • | Summer |
Sun Exposure*
| • | Prefers Full Sun in Northern States |
| • | Prefers Full Sun in Southern States |
Uses*
| • | Accent Plant |
| • | Border Plant |
| • | Landscape Specimen |
| • | Mass Planting |
| • | Near Water Gardens or Ponds |
| • | Under Power Lines |
| • | Understory Planting |
| • | Wildlife Habitat |
| • | Flowering |
Exposure (Short)
| • | Full Sun |











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