Loading images...
Alnus rubra - Red Alder
from €2.50
![Future Forests profile image](https://localboxes-ie.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/92/future-forests-profile.jpg)
Future Forests
Red Alder
Named for the rusty-red colour which shows when the grey bark is damaged, Alnus rubra is a tall, very fast-growing deciduous tree from the coastal north-west of the US and south-west Canada. It has a graceful habit with a narrow head and pendulous lower branches. The yellow male catkins are 6”/15cm long, appearing before the leaves; the inconspicuous female catkins are followed by small brown cones, which release small winged seeds in autumn and remain on the tree over winter. The leaves are large and heart-shaped with a curled-back edge, deep-green above and grey underneath, remaining green into autumn. Red alder is very wind-resistant, and also useful in damper soils.
Site: Tolerates exposureSoil: Any reasonably well drained soilPosition: Full sunSeason of Interest: Spring, summer, autumnHardiness: Fully hardyHeight: Eventually up to 98ft (30m) Spread: 26ft (8m)
-
Bareroot | 1-2ft€2.50
-
Bareroot | 2-3ft€2.50
More from Future Forests Browse Future Forests All
Thamnochortus insignis - Cape Thatching Reed
€22.00
Anemone nemorosa - Wood Anemone Pot | 9cm
€3.80
Philadelphus Minnesota Snowflake Bareroot | 1-2ft
€4.20
Berberis darwinii Compacta
€10.00
Cornus canadensis
€6.00
Elegia elephantina - Large Cape Rush
€28.00
Vitis coignetiae
€15.00
Olearia x haastii
€3.50