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Alnus plutinosa |
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Black Alder |
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Upright, with an oval to
pyramidal head, often multi-stemmed. |
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40-60 feet tall with a spread
of 20-40 feet |
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Plants are
monoecious. Flowers
are reddish-brown male flowers in a 2-4 inch
long catkin, females in an egg-shaped catkin. The female catkins become
woody cones with 5 lobed scales. |
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Early to mid-March |
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Leaves are alternate, simple,
2-4 inches wide, oval with a coarsely double
serrate margin, appearing scalloped, dark green
in color. |
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Fall color is nonexistent. |
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Buds are valvate, stalked,
¼-½ inch long, reddish, very prominent. |
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Fruit is a nutlet, borne in
persistent woody cones maturing in October |
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