Alder
By Lou Paun
Alder (Alnus) - A neglected group of trees of some value in moist places, and to help to bind the banks of streams. Of the native kind, A.
Alder Thicket
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Synonyms: Frangula bark, Frangula alnus (Mill.), Black dogwood, Alder dogwood, European black alder, European buckthorn, Black alder, Arrow wood, Persian berries
Order: Rhamnaceae ...
Red alder
Alnus rubra
A medium-sized broad-leaf tree, up to 24 metres tall. Trees growing in the forest develop a slightly tapered trunk extending up to a narrow, rounded crown.
Sitka Alder
There are about 30 species and many cultivars of the short-lived Alder. Most of these deciduous trees like colder climates and moist or wet soils along streams and ponds. Use in grove plantings or as single, multi-trunked trees.
- Grey alder
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A tough, fast growing tree for cold and wet locations, the grey alder has matt, veined leaves that are broadly conical with toothy edges and dull grey on their undersides.
Alder Leaved Cat Tail is a shrub which belongs to the genera of plants which go by the name of Cat-tail and Copperleaf. It is a bushy shrub growing up to 3 m tall. Elliptic-ovate leaves are 2-2.5 cm long, 1.5-2 cm broad.
Alder, Black American
Botanical: Prinos verticillatus (LINN.)
Family: N.O. Aquiloliaceae ...
White Alder
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deciduous shrub or small tree (Clethra alnifolia) native to the Appalachians, named for the resemblance of its leaves to those of the unrelated true alders.
( Alder )
Small deciduous trees, are often multi-stemmed and pyramidal, can also develop an oblong or rounded irregular crown. Bark is a lustrous gray-green in young trees, older specimens have a polished brown coloration.
Speckled Alder, Smooth Alder AL-nus ru-GOS-a
Deciduous shrub or small tree, to 20 ft (6 m) tall and about 16 ft (5 m) wide, branches smooth with horizontally striped lenticels.
Alnus rubra
(Red Alder)
[Bong.] Subclass: Hammamelidae
Order: Fagales
Family: Betulaceae
Family Description: Birch Key Characteristics: Trees up to 25 meters tall; new twigs generally glabrous ...
Turnera ulmifolia - Yellow Alder
Turneraceae
Turnera ulmifolia is a perennial, dense, compact shrub that reaches 2½ feet in height. In Oklahoma, it can be grown outside in containers as an annual.
Ilex verticillata (Black alder, Winterberry)
Ilex verticillata 'Afterglow' Photo/Illustration: Michelle Gervais
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Alder buckthorn and purging buckthorn: Eaten by Brimstone butterfly caterpillars
Birdsfoot trefoil: Food plant for Common Blue caterpillars
Cabbage, other brassicas, nasturtium: Eaten by caterpillars of Small and Large Cabbage Whites ...
Alders/ Alnus B. Ehrh.
alternate arrangement.
leaves simple.
monoecious.
nitrogen fixing nodules on the roots.
RED ALDER
Alnus rubra
General Notes
Rarely found more than 10 miles from coast in California. Useful where underground water is somewhat saline. Also known as A. rubra. SelecTree lists no cultivars of rubra.
red alder Betulaceae Alnus rubra Bong. symbol: ALRU2
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‘Alderman' or ‘Tall Telephone' has been a popular heirloom variety for many generations
‘Golden Sweet' is a buttery yellow heirloom with edible pods and a great crunch.
Alder is an attractive, low-growing tree common along streams. Its leaves are toothed and often folded inward along the central leaf vein. Alder has small persistent cones which are actually remains of the staminate flower clusters.
Alder bark (Alnus glutinosa) with characteristic lenticels and abnormal lenticels on callused areas.
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This alder resembles our local white alder but differs in having leaves that are heart shaped, simple fine teeth, and blotched gray-green bark.
Witch-alder produces showy bottlebrush flower spikes in early Spring that are pleasantly fragrant and a wonderful addition to woodland gardens.
Culture
Acidic soil is a must for witch-alder; it will not tolerate limey conditions.
powdery mildew, alder aphids, lacebug, flea beetle, leaf miner
ID Features
stalked buds, 0.25" to 0.5" long
buds are purplish and valvate
a deciduous tree with a narrow pyramidal or columnar shape
crenate leaf margin
alternate leaf arrangement ...
Alnus spp - The Alders. The river bank tree - so damp soil no problem
Abies. Moist or damp soil - but not waterlogged.
Betula pendula. The Silver Birch. Damp soil is fine, but not flooded.
Crataegus - laevigata in particular.
Family: White-alder (Clethraceae)
Flowering: May-July
Field Marks: This species differs from all other shrubs by its erect racemes, 5 white petals, 10 long-exserted stamens, and small, spherical, hairy capsules.
black alder; European alder Alnus glutinosa
black bindweed Polygonum convolvulus
black henbane, stinking nightshade Hyoscyamus niger
black jetbead Rhodotypos scandens
black knapweed; hard heads Centaurea nigra
black locust Robinia pseudoacacia ...
Alder (Alnus species)
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
Allegheny onion (Allium cernuum)
Almond (Prunus amygdalus, Prunus dulcis)
Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis)
Aloe (Aloe species)
Amaryllis (Hippeastrum species) ...
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Adder's-tongue Spearwort, Agrimony, Alder, Alder Buckthorn, Alexanders, Allseed, Almond Willow, Alpine Bartsia, Alpine Bearberry, Alpine Bistort, Alpine Catchfly, Alpine Catstail, Alpine Cinquefoil, ...
At one time Europe was covered with closed deciduous forests of oaks, elms, birch, lime, and alders from as far north as Scotland, Ireland, down to France, most of Germany, and eastward to the Urals.
Red Maple Acer rubrum Sugar Maple Acer saccharum Grey Alder Alnus incana River Birch Betula nigra American Beech Fagus grandifolia European Beech F. sylvatica White Ash Fraxinus americana Green Ash F. pennsylvanica Hessei European Ash F.
Frangula alnus (Alder Buckthorn)
Frangula alnus (Alder Buckthorn, Glossy Buckthorn)
Frangula californica ssp. californica (Coffeeberry)
Frangula californica (Coffeeberry)
Frangula purshiana (Cascara Sagrada)
Hovenia dulcis (Japanese Raisin Tree) ...
I thought Zantedeschia 'Schwarzwalder' (Black Forest TM) had the darkest flower until I saw Zantedeschia 'Black Star'...black flowers, black stems, and green leaves edged in black.
Alder trees also have a heavy leaf canopy and when the leaves fall in the autumn they help to build up the humus content of the soil.
Oaks (Quercus) are the preferred host, though other susceptible species include apple (Malus), alder (Alnus), aspen (Populus), basswood or linden (Tilia), hawthorns (Crataegus) and willows (Salix) are also damaged.
Many years ago, I lived where we had woods, consisting mainly of Big leaf maple and Red alder, on the south side of our home. Indian plum was the main plant in the understory.
Aelsa lepkava (eslovaco), Aliso (castellano), Alno (castellano), Alnus rotundifolia (sinónimo), Altza (vasco), Ameneiro (gallego y/o portugués), Amieiro (gallego y/o portugués), Betula alnus (sinónimo), Betulaceae (familia), Black alder (inglés), ...
It has also been called Bending Alder or Bent Elder because of the crooked limb habit.
While the male inflorescences (catkins) of Common Alder are showy in late Winter, the female inflorescences (the three very small lavendar-colored knobs, just above the catkins) are rarely noticed, ...
Alnus incana. Mountain Alder.
Betula occidentalis. Water Birch / Red Birch.
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Hamamelidaceae / Witch-hazel Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)
Witch Hazel is also known as American Witchhazel, Snapping Hazel, Spotted Alder, Striped Alder and Winterbloom. ...
Rhamnus frangula 'Asplenifolia'
(Alder buckthorn) Be the first to rate this plant
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Alderman, Excelsior MN, 1933. Bush vigorous, much branching, roots most resistant to Armillaria, tolerates some dryness. Resists mildew. Tends to break dormancy early, with protracted bloom, some strigs ripening as others are still in bloom.
The plant also goes by several other common names, including striped alder and winterbloom. Another of its epithets, snapping hazel, comes from the sound its pods make when they ripen and snap open, shooting seeds up to 10 metres away.
Mistletoe can be found between tree branches (even those taller than 4-5 meters): poplar, willow, birch, pear and apple trees, hawthorn, plum, cherry, acacia, maple, chestnut, lime, or more rarely in ash or alder trees.
(alder buckthorn). Some botanists prefer to break the genus Rhamnus into two genera: Frangula and Rhamnus.
This tree has a very vigorous root system and will buckle sidewalks and clog drain tiles. Due to its rapid growth, the wood is weak and prone to storm damage. It is susceptible to many diseases and insect pests, particularly the wooly alder aphid.
 See also: Holly, Grape, Lady, Primrose, Lavender
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