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Trees and shrubs
Sweet gale
Myrica gale
In stockNative to the USRestorationRiparianWildlifeLandscape
Sweet gale is a deciduous shrub that reaches about 6 feet at maturity, with a moderate growth rate. Up to about 6 feet tall. In the wild it grows in bogs; pond shores.
Water
Moderate
Light
Sun, Part shade, Shade
Hardiness
Zone 3
Mature height
6 ft
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Growing guide
- Growth habit
- Deciduous Shrub
- Mature size
- Up to about 6 feet tall.
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Moderate; medium drought tolerance once established; medium tolerance of saturated soil
- Soil moisture
- Moist, Wet
- Light
- Sun, Part Shade, Shade
- Cold hardiness
- To -33°F (about USDA Zone 3)
- Bloom
- Yellow, Green, Blue, Brown · Jul, Aug, Sep
- Grows in
- Bogs; pond shores
- Native range
- Lab. to AK, s. to Long Island, MI, MN & n.w. OR; rarely along mts. to NC & TN
Wildlife and uses
Attracts: Birds
Good for: Restoration, Riparian, Wildlife, Landscape
Sources
Hardiness zone is estimated from the USDA minimum temperature. Uses are suggested from USDA plant traits.
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