Alnus glutinosa - Wikipedia
Alnus glutinosa, the common alder, black alder, European alder, European black alder, or just alder, is a species of tree in the family Betulaceae, native to most of Europe, southwest Asia and northern Africa. It thrives in wet locations where its association with the bacterium Frankia alni enables it to grow in poor quality soils.
Black alder - WIGL - Woody Invasives
Black alder was introduced to North America as a landscape plant. It is commercially available today but is not popular in most developed landscapes due to its perceived lack of ornamental features, messy litter, and invasiveness (Dirr and Warren 2019).
Alnus glutinosa (Black Alder, Common Alder, European Alder)
Black alder is a medium short-lived deciduous tree in the birch family (Betulaceae) native to Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa. Early European colonists brought the black alder to North America where it was planted as an ornamental and to prevent erosion. The genus, Alnus, is Latin for alder.
Black Alder Tree Facts - Learn About Uses For Black Alder Trees …
2023年1月16日 · Black alder trees (Alnus glutinosa) are fast growing, water loving, highly adaptable deciduous trees that are native to Europe, the Caucasus, and Siberia. These trees are useful in the home landscape and possess a number of qualities that make them highly attractive.
European Black Alder - Ohio Department of Natural Resources
European Black Alder (Alnus glutinosa), a native of Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia, was introduced to North America long ago and has escaped from cultivation, and it is sometimes seen along bodies of water, where it may successfully self-sow and form pure stands. Today, it is grown as a shade tree in urban areas, or at wet sites ...
European black alder is a rapidly growing tree that is useful for planting on drastically disturbed and acid sites such as coal strip-mines. It is capable of nitrogen fixation though it is not a legume, so it is a soil improving species. Black alder is also …
Black alder - Europa
At 10 to 25 m tall (and exceptionally 35-40 m), black alder is a relatively small tree species. It’s also short-lived for a tree, with individuals normally reaching 60 years, but can reach 160 years in some areas. Its dark green leaves are 4 to 10 cm long, and have a …
Alnus glutinosa - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden
Alnus glutinosa, commonly called black alder (also common alder or European alder), is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree that is distinguished by its gummy young twigs and leaves and its obovate to rounded, glossy dark green leaves (to 4” long) with doubly toothed margins and blunt to sometimes notched apices. As a single trunk tree, it ...
EUROPEAN BLACK ALDER - ALNUS GLUTINOSA | The UFOR …
European black alder, also known as European alder, is a large and often narrow, pyramidal-shaped tree, reaching 40-60 feet at maturity. European alder often grows many suckers around the base of the tree. The leaves are large (up to 4"), simple, ovate to round with doubly toothed margins, and glossy dark green in color.
Black Alder Tree - plantguide.org
The Black Alder (Alnus glutinosa, Gaertn.), native of Europe, Asia and North Africa, is the most picturesque of water-loving trees, with its dark green, round or oblong leaves glutinous when they unfold in the spring.