School of Horticulture
Plant Database
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Scientific Name: | Alnus rubra |
Pronunciation: | AL-nus ROO-bra |
Common Name: | red alder |
Family Name: | Betulaceae |
Plant Type: | Tree - deciduous |
Key ID Features: | Large red stalked buds; new stems angular; persistant woody cone; leaves have doubly serrate margins and are rolled under at the edges; male catkins are long and thin, hanging in clusters; female catkins are short and thick, held upright at the ends of branchlets. |
Course(s): | AARB 1012, HORT 1155, Level 4 Apprenticeship |
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Propagation: | Seed, Greenwood cuttings, Hardwood cuttings |
Plant Care: | |
Maintenance: | Medium |
Pest Susceptibility: | Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Root rot, Galls, Fungal leaf spot, Caterpillar or cutworm, Canker or sap rot, Beetles or weevils, Sawfly or horntail |
Location(s): (FSC) Far South Campus Location Map |