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Alnus rubra is the largest species of alder in North America and one of the largest in the world, reaching heights of 20 to 30 metres (66 to 98 ft). The official tallest red alder (as of 1979) stands 32 m (105 ft) tall in Clatsop County, Oregon (US). [7] The trunks range from 25 to 50 centimetres (10 to 19⁄ in) in diameter. [8]
The wood of certain alder species is often used to smoke various food items such as coffee, salmon, and other seafood. Alder is notably stable when immersed, and has been used for millennia as a material for pilings for piers and wharves. Most of the pilings that form the foundation of Venice were made from alder trees.
Comét lachta, guarding of milk, to wit, that is the Ogham [called] Fern, f, from alder of the forests, for it is it that guards the milk, for of it are made the vessels containing the milk. [3] The "redness alike" here refers to a property of alder wood that when cut turns from white to blood-red, another reason the tree's association with ...
Bran's alder may be a symbol of resurrection. The name for the boy Gwern, son of Matholwch and Branwen, means 'alder'. The place-name Fernmag (ang. Farney) means 'plain of the alder'. In Ireland the alder was regarded with awe apparently because when cut the wood turns from white to red.
Alnus glutinosa, the common alder, black alder, European alder, European black alder, or just alder, is a species of tree in the family Betulaceae, native to most of Europe, southwest Asia and northern Africa. It thrives in wet locations where its association with the bacterium Frankia alni enables it to grow in poor quality soils.
Alnus nervosus Dippel. Alnus cordata, the Italian alder, [1][2] is a tree or shrub species belonging to the family Betulaceae, and native to the southern Apennine Mountains (Campania, Basilicata and Calabria, mainly on western mountain sides) and the north-eastern mountains of Corsica. [3] It has been introduced in Sicily, Sardinia, and more ...
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Alnus serrulata is a large shrub or small tree that may grow up to 2.5–4 m (8.2–13.1 ft) high and 15 cm (5.9 in) in diameter. The scientific name originates from alnus which is an old name for alder; serrulata points to the finely-toothed leaf margins which it possesses. It takes about 10 yrs to mature.