Heart-leaved alder
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Heart-leaved alder ( Alnus cordata ) |
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The Alnus cordata ( Alnus cordata ), also Italian Erle called, is a deciduous tree -type from the genus of alder ( Alnus ) in the family of birch family (Betulaceae).
description
The heart-leaved alder grows like a tree and reaches heights of up to about 27 meters. It forms a regular, conical crown that is dense compared to the other alder species. The leaves are dark and shiny and resemble pear leaves in appearance; they are 5 × 5 to 8 × 7 cm in size. The edge of the leaf has forward-facing teeth. On the underside of the leaf there are conspicuous tufts of orange hair in the nerve corners. Young leaves are tinged orange in summer.
The heart-leaved alder is very vigorous and can reach heights of over 15 meters within 20 years.
Occurrence
The heart-leaved alder is native to southern Italy and Corsica .
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- Alan Mitchell, translated and edited by Gerd Krüssmann: The forest and park trees of Europe: An identification book for dendrologists and nature lovers . Paul Parey, Hamburg and Berlin 1975, ISBN 3-490-05918-2 .
