Alnus rubra

Name: Alnus rubra
Common Name:  red alder				Family:  Betulaceae
x    Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous         x    Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit vigorous, conical	Hard. Zone   usda 4		Mature Size 25m tall by 10m spread					x
Leaf:  simple, toothed, ovate, red veined, glossy, dark green leaves					Fall/Winter Color: brown yellow in fall
Leaf Arr.    x    Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers: clusters of 2-5 pendant male catkins						Infl.: catkins followed by ovoid oblong fruit to 3cm.
Jan.     Feb.     ( March.      April. )     May.      June.      July.      August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.  (flowering period)
Water Use High  x   Low		Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained x					Exposure Sun  x   Semi-shade   x  Shade
Landscape uses: good tree for moist areas, land reclamation, fast growing, wind break		Limitations: phytophthora root rot, mealybugs					Other Features: important succesion tree on west coast in cut blocks