White Alder (Alnus rhombifolia)

Description

Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio High Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color Green Flower Conspicuous No Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Moderate Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Medium Fruit/Seed Color Brown Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Multiple Stem Growth Rate Rapid Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) 50 Height, Mature (feet) 65.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Long Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation Low Resprout Ability Yes Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance Low CaCO3 Tolerance None Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance Low Fertility Requirement Low Fire Tolerance Low Frost Free Days, Minimum 200 Hedge Tolerance Medium Moisture Use High pH, Minimum 4.8 pH, Maximum 7.5 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 50 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 400 Precipitation, Minimum 20 Precipitation, Maximum 125 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 12 Salinity Tolerance None Shade Tolerance Tolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) -24 Reproduction Bloom Period Fall Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance High Fruit/Seed Period Begin Summer Fruit/Seed Period End Summer Fruit/Seed Persistence Yes Propagated by Bare Root Yes Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container Yes Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings Yes Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 687000 Seed Spread Rate Rapid Seedling Vigor High Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate None Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Medium Lumber Product Yes Naval Store Product Yes Nursery Stock Product No Palatable Browse Animal Low Palatable Graze Animal Low Palatable Human No Post Product Yes Protein Potential Low Pulpwood Product Yes Veneer Product Yes