Black Alder
- For the Black Alder (Ilex verticillata), see American Winterberry.
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Read about Black Alder in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Alnus glutinosa, Gaertn. (A. vulgaris, Hill. A. rotundifolia, Mill. A. communis, Desf.). Black Alder. Tree, to 70 ft.: lvs. orbicular or obovate, rounded or emarginate at the apex, 2-5 in. long, irregularly obtusely serrate, with 5-7 pairs of veins, nearly glabrous beneath, glutinous when unfolding: cones distinctly peduncled. Eu., N. Afr., Asia, naturalized in some localities in N. Amer. H.W. 2:12. H.T. 130. — A vigorously growing tree with dark green, dull foliage, valuable for planting in damp situations. Commonly planted in many forms: Var. aurea, Versch. Lvs. yellow. I.H. 13:490. Var. denticulate, Ledeb. (A. oblongata, Willd.). Lvs. usually cuneate, serrulate. S. Eu. Var. barbata, Gallier (A. barbata, C. A. Mey.). Lvs. ovate, acute, pubescent on the veins beneath. Caucasus. Var. imperialis, Desf. Lvs. deeply pinnately lobed with lanceolate or nearly linear lobes. Var. incisa, Willd. (var. oxyacanthifolia, Spach). Lvs. small, deeply incised, like those of Crataegus oxyacantha. Var. laciniata, Willd. Lvs. pinnately lobed; lobes oblong. Var. rubrinervia, Dipp. Lvs. large and shining, with red nerves and petioles: pyramidal tree of vigorous growth, very handsome. CH
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Species
There are four subspecies:
- Alnus glutinosa subsp. glutinosa. Europe.
- Alnus glutinosa subsp. barbata. Northern Anatolia (Rize,Trabzon, Artvin)
- Alnus glutinosa subsp. antitaurica. Southern Anatolia, rare.
- Alnus glutinosa subsp. betuloides. Eastern Anatolia.
Gallery
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Female inflorescence
Recently coppiced stumps, showing the orange-red wood
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
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