Alnus rhombifolia (White Alder) Size:7 gal SE and other birds and small

and other birds and small mammals enjoy eating the fruit

along forest margins

Landscape Use and Ecological Function: This Willamette Valley native is found in many Western states in moist meadows as well as near the coast

the Gathering Bag is the essential foraging and harvesting partner

Almost every plant in a garden forms a relationship with fungi

Alnus rhombifolia (White Alder) Size:7 gal SE and other birds and smallPlant Description: This is a fast growing tree with a symmetrical canopy. It has horizontal branches with pendulous tips and attractive silver gray bark. The crown is a pyramidal shape in younger trees and becomes more oval with age. The green to yellow leaves are elliptic to oblong with finely serrated margins not rolled under. They are thicker and more leathery than other alders. Drooping greenish yellow male catkins, in clusters of 2 5, bloom