Red alder - Alnus rubra
Plant type: tree
Mature height: 100ft; mature spread: 40ft
(10 yr height: 40ft, 10 yr 20 ft)
Growth rate: Very fast
PPL: yes
Light - full to part sun
Soil - dry, moist, seasonally wet
Ecological functions: Top 30 plant host for caterpillar species - supports 227 species of butterflies/moth caterpillars! (Therefore: bird magnet!)
Plant type: tree
Mature height: 100ft; mature spread: 40ft
(10 yr height: 40ft, 10 yr 20 ft)
Growth rate: Very fast
PPL: yes
Light - full to part sun
Soil - dry, moist, seasonally wet
Ecological functions: Top 30 plant host for caterpillar species - supports 227 species of butterflies/moth caterpillars! (Therefore: bird magnet!)
Plant type: tree
Mature height: 100ft; mature spread: 40ft
(10 yr height: 40ft, 10 yr 20 ft)
Growth rate: Very fast
PPL: yes
Light - full to part sun
Soil - dry, moist, seasonally wet
Ecological functions: Top 30 plant host for caterpillar species - supports 227 species of butterflies/moth caterpillars! (Therefore: bird magnet!)
