Profile
Red Alder
Alnus rubra
Deciduous Shrub, Native
Height |
20 - 40 (feet) |
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Spread |
10 - 25 (feet) |
Distinctions |
Multi-stemmed shrub or small tree; smooth gray bark; leaves pointed at both ends, doubly toothed and shallowly lobed; seeds from small cones eaten by song-birds; tolerates shade and most soil conditions. |
Limitations |
Spreads, forming thickets. |
Hardiness |
SE (Zone 4) |
Origin |
Pacific Northwest from southeast Alaska to central California |


