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Alder- Common or Smooth

Alder- Common or Smooth. Alnus serrulata. Classification. Figure 1: Classification Table. Shape, form, and Type. The Alder tree is a deciduous, thicket forming small tree, or large shrub, it can grow up to 20 feet tall ,and spread to 15-20 feet wide. [1]. Figure 2: Alder tree.

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Alder- Common or Smooth

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  1. Alder- Common or Smooth Alnusserrulata

  2. Classification Figure 1: Classification Table

  3. Shape, form, and Type • The Alder tree is a deciduous, thicket forming small tree, or large shrub, it can grow up to 20 feet tall ,and spread to 15-20 feet wide. [1] Figure 2: Alder tree

  4. Bark and Twig The twigs on the Alder tree are thin, reddish brown in color and with gray fuzz [3] • The bark on the Alder tree is thin, varying from brownish to gray, it is smooth and muscled with a fluted trunk. [2] Figure 3: Bark of Alder tree Figure 4: Twig of Alder Tree

  5. Leaf • The leaves of an Alder tree tend to be ovate to elliptical in shape with toothed and lobed edges. They are pinnate and simple, and are alternate. They are green above and a light yellow-green and hairy underneath. They vary from 2 to 5 inches in length and 1 ¼ to 2 ¾ inches wide. [4] Figure 5: Leaves of Alder tree

  6. Bud • The buds located on the Alder tree are oval in shape stalked, plump, and covered in 2 to 3 inch reddish purple scales. [5] Figure 6: Bud of Alder Tree

  7. Flower and Fruit • The flowers on the Alder tree are Monoecious, the male flower is a green brown catkins varying from 1 to 1 ½ inches long, the female flower is reddish in color and ½ and inch long, the flowers open in spring [6] • The fruit of and Alder tree is woody, cone like catkin, similar to a pine cone. It tends to be ½ an inch long, and each scale encloses a tiny, winged seed. The fruit ripens in the fall. [6] Figure 8: Female flower of Alder tree Figure 9: Fruit of Alder tree Figure 7: Male flower of Alder tree

  8. Habitat and Range • The Alder tree tends to be found in moist lowlands, bordering streams and lakes, and swamps and bogs. Tends to be found on lowland sites from New England to Florida and Texas, and westward to Ohio and Minnesota. [7] Figure 10: range of Alder tree

  9. Uses • The Alder tree has many medical uses, the tea from its bark is an analgesic, astringent, and a blood purifier. It is used in the treatment of diarrhea, toothaches, coughs, childbirth pains. Its also good as a wash for hives, poison ivy rash, swellings and sprains. Its roots are planted on the banks of streams to prevent erosion, but because the wood is soft and brittle it has little or no commercial value. [8] Figure 11: This extract contains the bark of an Alder tree.

  10. References of Data • Shape, form and type- • 1989. Kevin Tarner. Georgia Wildlife Federation. Date Retrieved: 6/22/2010. http://www.gwf.org/resources/wildlifehabitats/alnusserrulata.html • Bark- • 1989. Kevin Tarner. Georgia Wildlife Federation. Date Retrieved: 6/22/2010. http://www.gwf.org/resources/wildlifehabitats/alnusserrulata.html • Twig- • 2010. Virginia Tech. USDA Plants Database. Date Retrieved: 6/22/2010 http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=8 • Leaves- • 2010. Virginia Tech. USDA Plants Database. Date Retrieved: 6/22/2010 http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=8 • Bud- • 2010. Virginia Tech. USDA Plants Database. Date Retrieved: 6/22/2010 http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=8 • Flower and Fruit- • 2010. Virginia Tech. USDA Plants Database. Date Retrieved: 6/22/2010 http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=8 • Habitat and range- • 2002. Earl J.S.Rook. Date Retrieved: 6/22/2010 http://www.rook.org/earl/bwca/nature/shrubs/alnusincana.htmlhttp://chestofbooks.com/flora-plants/The-Herb-Hunters-Guide/Hazel-Alder-Alnus-rugosa-DuRoi-Spreng.html • Uses- • 2008. Pants for a Future. Date Retrieved: 6/22/2010 • http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Alnus+serrulata

  11. References of Pictures • Figure 1: Classification table- • USDA. Plants profile. Date Retrieved:6/22/10 http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ALSE2 • Figure 2: Alder tree- 2008. Mellow Marshmallow. Date Retrieved: 6/22/2 010 http://www.mellowmarshfarm.com/plant/Alnus_serrulata.html • Figure 3: Bark of Alder tree- 2006. Missouri Plants. Date retrieved: 6/22/2010 http://www.missouriplants.com/Catkins/Alnus_serrulata_page.html • Figure 4: Twig of Alder tree- 2002. Steve Baskauf. Discover Life. Date Retrieved: 6/22/2010 http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Alnus+serrulata • Figure 5: Leaves of Alder tree- 2009. Will Cook. Date Retrieved: 6/22/2011 http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/alse.html • Figure 6: Bud of Alder tree- 2000. Key to Winter Twigs. Date Retrieved: 6/22/10 http://www.una.edu/faculty/pgdavison/Twig%20Key.htm

  12. References to Pictures Cont. • Figure 7: Male flower of Alder tree- • 2002. Steve Baskauf. Discover Life. Date Retrieved: 6/22/2010 http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Alnus+serrulata • Figure 8: Female Flower of Alder tree- • 2006. Missouri Plants. Date Retrieved: 6/22/2010 http://www.missouriplants.com/Catkins/Alnus_serrulata_page.html • Figure 9: Fruit of Alder tree- • 2002. Gary Fewless. Date retrieved: 6/22/2010 http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/trees/alnrug_matureFemaleAment01.jpg • Figure 10: Habitat and range of Alder tree- • 2010. Virginia Tech. USDA Plants Database. Date Retrieved: 6/22/2010 http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=8 • Figure 11: Alder tree medical uses- • Gaia Herbs. Scudder’s Alternative Supreme. Date Retrieved: 6/22/2010 http://www.gaiaherbs.com/product.php?id=90

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