Tree Talk: Smooth Alder
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- Опубликовано: 8 янв 2023
- Smooth alder (Alnus serrulata) is a wonderful thicket-forming species which falls into the catch-all category of "small tree to large shrub". Usually maxing out at a height of 15 feet, smooth alder is a fast-growing denizen of wetlands and riparian (streamside or lakeside) habitats, where it provides food for birds, bugs, and beavers, and good cover for wildlife in summer and winter.
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Recorded on 1/7/23 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania by Allyson Davis, who does love wetlands but has never been particularly fast growing. 
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We have some beautiful Black Alders where I live.
This is a great series of videos. Thank you from southern WV
Very informative! Subscribed!
Alder, the tree that captures more trout spinners than any other.
Only found this channel recently. I'm already a big fan! Love all the information and identification, but especially the ecological effects. Knowing what is or isn't beneficial to the local habitat is crucial. And being in southeastern Pa, it's cool to see and learn about the habitats I grew up in and around.
I got into propagating a lot of plants over the last few years, but more and more it's been trees, which-- being in an apartment-- is not super sustainable.
I really like the idea of introducing beneficial specimens to the places I hike. So if you have any more of these suggestions for (re)introducing species to certain areas and what they do for the local ecology, I can't wait to watch them.
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Again, thank you so much for these videos! I have a stream bank that is eroding, would this work as a stabilizing tree? High deer presence do I was thinking that this would be a good choice . Also, nice to see Newt!
Thank you; I'm glad they're useful! And you bet, smooth alder would be great for streambank stabilization!
You are very good at what you do on these videos.
Have you seen the channel New England Forests? Also has very
good content.
Thank you! And yes, their videos are great! I'm a subscriber!