Alnus rhombifolia - White alder

White alder (Alnus rhombifolia) is a fast-growing, nitrogen-fixing deciduous tree native to riparian corridors of western North America, its bark used medicinally and its catkins edible.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Hardiness zone 11¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Moist soil¹
• Wet soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹
• Dye¹
• Wood¹

Type

• Alnus spp. - Alder
• Tree
• Deciduous

Functions

• Nitrogen fixer¹
• Flammable²

Footnotes

1. Alnus rhombifolia | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time 15 seconds ↩