Basisdaten
description:
The Italian alder is a very fast growing tree, it has all of alder the most dense crown.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Alnus cordata
family:
Birch family (Betulaceae)
species:
deciduous tree
height:
8 - 25 m (26 - 82 ft)
leaf:
The leaves of Italian alder are heart-shaped and 2 - 3 cm (0.8 – 1.2 in) long and 1.5 - 2 cm (0.6 – 0.8 in) broad. The leaf base is slightly asymmetric. The leaf margin is serrated.
leaf shape:
cordate
leaf margin:
serrated
leaf position:
alternate
fall foliage:
brownish
flowering:
March - April
blossom color:
red, reddish
blossom description:
The male flowers (catkins) of alder are reddish females are red.
fruit:
Small woody cones dark brown and up to 3 cm (1.2 in) long.
branches:
The branches are smooth, glossy and brown red.
bark:
The bark is smooth, gray-green with lenticels.
root:
Shallow-rooting plant, highly branched fine roots
location:
Sun to half-shade
soil:
sandy-loamy to loamy
ph value:
acid to slightly alkaline
usage:
single tree or planting in groups in urban green
Alders additional information
overview leaves | overview blossoms
overview fruit | overview trunk
overview winter | overview trees
