This has been widely planted in temperate regions of North America. It persists aggressively through root sprouts, but establishment from seed is not documented in Ky. Distinction from X canescens deserves closer scrutiny. Also, hybridization with grandidentata can be expected, as it is well documented further north (FNA 7). Such hybrids lack the deeply 5-lobed "neoformed" leaves of alba on vigorous sprouts, and regular leaves are "irregularly and compoundly toothed."