Alnus rubra 7gal Red Alder lowlight glossy dark green leaves with

glossy dark green leaves with reddish-bronze or purplish winter color

Mild floral vintage rose scent

a bit citrusy

ruffled blooms begin yellow with a burgundy eye and age to lavender with a deep purple eye

the small leaflets will fold inward as a defense mechanism

Alnus rubra 7gal Red Alder lowlight glossy dark green leaves withRed Alder. Wavy, toothed, green leaves with revolute margins. Long catkins in spring. Small, brown, cone like strobiles persist through winter. Likes wet soil. Red Alder hosts a kind of bacteria called Frankia in nodules on its roots. Frankia has a symbiotic relationship with Alder: the tree receives nitrogen in the form of ammonia converted from atmospheric nitrogen by the bacteria, and the bacteria receives carbon and energy sources from the tree in