Seaside alder (Alnus maritima)

Description

Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio Medium Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous Yes Fire Resistant No Flower Color Flower Conspicuous No Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Moderate Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Medium Fruit/Seed Color Brown Fruit/Seed Conspicuous Yes Growth Form Single Stem Growth Rate Moderate Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) 20 Height, Mature (feet) 30.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Moderate Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation Medium Resprout Ability Yes Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance Medium CaCO3 Tolerance Low Cold Stratification Required Yes Drought Tolerance Low Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance Medium Frost Free Days, Minimum 185 Hedge Tolerance Low Moisture Use High pH, Minimum 5.0 pH, Maximum 7.0 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 300 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 1200 Precipitation, Minimum 36 Precipitation, Maximum 50 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 20 Salinity Tolerance None Shade Tolerance Intermediate Temperature, Minimum (-F) 2 Reproduction Bloom Period Late Summer Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance Low Fruit/Seed Period Begin Summer Fruit/Seed Period End Fall Fruit/Seed Persistence Yes Propagated by Bare Root Yes Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container Yes Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings No Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound Seed Spread Rate Slow Seedling Vigor Low Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate Slow Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Medium Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product Yes Palatable Browse Animal Medium Palatable Graze Animal Low Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Low Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No