Dwarf Alder

	Dwarf Alder Dwarf alder may refer to various plants: ''Rhamnus alnifolia'', native to North America ''Alnus alnobetula subsp. fruticosa'' ''Fothergilla major ''Fothergilla major'', the large witch alder or mountain witch alder, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Fothergilla'', family Hamamelidaceae, that is native to woodland and swamps in the Allegheny Mountains and southern Appalachian M ...'' Similar names Dwarf elder {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rhamnus Alnifolia ''Rhamnus alnifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the buckthorn family known by the common names alderleaf buckthorn, or alder buckthorn. Unlike other "buckthorns", this alder buckthorn does not have thorns. It is native to North America, where it is known mainly from the southern half of Canada and the northern half of the United States and California. It can be found in forested habitat. Description ''Rhamnus alnifolia'' is a spreading shrub usually tall, rarely to , its thin branches bearing deciduous leaves. The thin, deeply veined leaves have oval blades long, pointed at the tip and lightly toothed along the edges. The inflorescence is a solitary flower or umbel of up to three flowers occurring in leaf axils. The tiny flowers are about wide and have five green sepals but no petals. Female flowers produce drupe In botany, a drupe (or stone fruit) is an indehiscent fruit in which an outer fleshy part (exocarp, or skin, and mesocarp, or flesh) surrounds a single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Alnus Alnobetula ''Alnus alnobetula'' is a common tree widespread across much of Europe, Asia, and North America. Many sources refer to it as ''Alnus viridis'', the green alder, but botanically this is considered an illegitimate name synonymous with ''Alnus alnobetula'' subsp. ''fruticosa''. Description It is a large shrub or small tree tall with smooth grey bark even in old age. The leaves are shiny green with light green undersurfaces, ovoid, long and 2–6 cm broad. The flowers are catkins, appearing late in spring after the leaves emerge (unlike other alders which flower before leafing out); the male catkins are pendulous, 4–8 cm long, the female catkins 1 cm long and 0.7 cm broad when mature in late autumn, in clusters of 3–10 on a branched stem. The seeds are small, long, light brown with a narrow encircling wing. The roots of ''Alnus viridis subsp. sinuata'' have nitrogen-fixing nodules. A study in Alaska showed that Sitka alder seedlings were able to invade coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fothergilla Major ''Fothergilla major'', the large witch alder or mountain witch alder, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Fothergilla'', family Hamamelidaceae, that is native to woodland and swamps in the Allegheny Mountains and southern Appalachian Mountains of the southeastern United States. It is a deciduous shrub growing to with fragrant white bottlebrush flowers appearing along with, or before, the glossy leaves. The leaves often turn brilliant shades of red and orange in autumn. ''Fothergilla major'' prefers full sun to part shade and is disease and insect resistant. It thrives in moist, acidic soils, but is fairly drought tolerant. It is hardy in USDA hardiness zones 4–8. This plant is named for the English physician and plant collector John Fothergill (1712-1780). The Latin specific epithet ''major'' means "larger". It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]