Alnus rubra 7gal Red Alder bonsai Great in mass plantings

Great in mass plantings

Miniature version of a classic fig producing sweet

The silvery leaves mean the plant is more sun tolerant

this little one is sure to put a smile on the most curious observer

Variegated light green and white foliage

Alnus rubra 7gal Red Alder bonsai Great in mass plantingsRed 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