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Red Alder

Alnus rubra

Deciduous Shrub, Native

Height

20 - 40 (feet)

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

Red Alder
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