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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.
Female alder catkins after shedding their seeds Alnus serrulata male catkins. Alders are trees of the genus Alnus in the birch family Betulaceae.The genus includes about 35 species [2] of monoecious trees and shrubs, a few reaching a large size, distributed throughout the north temperate zone with a few species extending into Central America, as well as the northern and southern Andes.
This point of origin is supported by the fact that all six genera and 52 species are native to this region, many of those being endemic. All six modern genera are believed to have diverged fully by the Oligocene , with all genera in the family (with the exception of Ostryopsis ) having a fossil record stretching back at least 20 million years ...
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.
Alnus rhombifolia: white alder Betulaceae (birch family) Alnus rubra: red alder Betulaceae (birch family) Alnus rugosa: speckled alder Betulaceae (birch family) Alnus serrulata: common alder; hazel alder; tag alder; smooth alder Betulaceae (birch family) Alnus sinuata: Sitka alder Betulaceae (birch family) Alnus subcordata: Caucasian alder ...
The Fagales are an order of flowering plants in the rosid group of dicotyledons, including some of the best-known trees.Well-known members of Fagales include: beeches, chestnuts, oaks, walnut, pecan, hickory, birches, alders, hazels, hornbeams, she-oaks, and southern beeches.
Allegheny Highlands forests; Allegheny–Cumberland dry oak forest and woodland; Appalachian balds; Appalachian hemlock–northern hardwood forest; Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests
In 1977 the Arboretum was dedicated in his name. The mission of the Arboretum was established "to display and preserve living plant collections and native southeastern plant communities; to inspire an understanding of the natural world and our connection to it; and to promote education, research, conservation, and outreach." [1]