Alnus rubra 7gal Red Alder lowlight Origins: Native to South Africa

Origins: Native to South Africa

the small leaflets will fold inward as a defense mechanism

Cool White 100% power

a bit citrusy

Madagascar

Alnus rubra 7gal Red Alder lowlight Origins: Native to South AfricaRed 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