- Common Name - red alder
- Botanical Name - Alnus rubra
- Family - Betulaceae
- Bark - smooth, lightly fissured
- Leaf - simple, glabrous, ovate shape, acute apex, serrate margins, obtuse base
- Flower -catkin (male), March - August
- Bud - alternate
- Fruit - cone, August - October
- Habit - stiffly upright
- Form - oval
- Size - 22 - 30 m
- Culture - full sun, acidic.humus rich/well drained soil
- Use - tall background, wet land
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