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Black Alder Seeds In A Cup® Grow Kit

Alnus glutinosa

From the first seed to the next new leaf. Explore your plant’s growing conditions, seasonal rhythm, and everyday care.

THE PLANT NOTEBOOK

Black Alder care, from seed onward.

Thrives in poorly drained, waterlogged soils where other trees fail.

The Seeds In A Cup® clear planter allows for observation of the nitrogen-fixing nodules that make Alders forest pioneers.

By seed or softwood cuttings.

Produces catkins in late winter; female catkins develop into small woody cones.

Wet areas, riverbanks, and swampy ground.

Extreme wet-soil tolerance; sensitive to drought.

Alder leaf beetle and Phytophthora root rot.

Safe for consumption and handling.

A medium deciduous tree with rounded leaves. Symbiotic root nodules fix nitrogen in wet soils.

‘Imperialis’ (Cut-leaf).

Wood is water-resistant. used for underwater piles and sluice gates. Critical for soil improvement

Europe and Northern Asia; naturalized in North America.

Stable.

Latin ‘glutinosa’ meaning sticky, referring to the young leaves and buds.

Much of Venice is built on Alder pilings, as the wood becomes rock-hard when submerged.

TURN KNOWING INTO GROWING

There is no confirmed kit match for black alder in the current catalog. Explore the collection or ask us about this plant.

THE GROWING CONVERSATION

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