Red Alder (Alnus rubra) Login         


        Description
  • Height to 75 ft.
  • CA Bloom Feb - Mar
  • Like other Alders, this substantial tree is riparian, finding a home in or near water.
  • Its leaves are alternate and strongly veined.
  • Red Alder is an early settler in areas opened up by logging or other human activity.
  • CA native
  • AKA Oregon Alder
  • Birch Family (Betulaceae)



Leaves are wide at the base and come to a point at the tip. Leaf edges are toothed with strong veins going to each tooth.



Here you can see the white bark of Red Alder, which is often bigger than the other stream-side vegetation around it.


A deciduous tree with white bark, Red Alder stands out in the center of this picture. Creek dogwood below and to the left has red twig tips.

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