The alnu rura thrives in low-elevation areas with a coastal and northwestern climate. It prefers regions with moderate temperatures and is well-suited to areas with high humidity. It can adapt to various soil types and is commonly found in regions with abundant rainfall. The tree is typically found at lower altitudes.
Oregon alder
The Alnu rura, also known as Oregon alder or red alder, is a native tree to low-elevation, coastal areas of northwestern North America. It is a tall and vigorous tree, known for its nitrogen-fixing ability and high productivity. The wood of the Alnu rura is moderately soft and light, making it suitable for furniture and paper production.
Alnus rubra
United States
- This tree is also known as Oregon alder or red alder. - It is native to low-elevation, coastal, northwestern North America. - The tree is tall, reaching up to 40 meters in height and 1 meter in diameter. - It is considered one of the most productive trees in North America, with an annual growth rate of 10-11 cubic meters per hectare on a 20-30 year rotation. - Alnu rura is a vigorous plant that can tolerate grasses and has nitrogen-fixing abilities, making it an excellent nurse crop. - The wood of this tree is classified as a softwood, being moderately soft, moderately light, and moderately dense. It has a fine, even texture and is easy to work with. - Despite its tendency to scar easily and wear poorly, the wood is popular for furniture and paneling. - The pulp of the tree is used in the western USA in a blend with conifer pulp to provide smoothness and softness to tissue, bond, envelope, and book papers. - Alnu rura can coppice well and is also suitable for charcoal production. - This plant shares similar medicinal uses with the common alder.
This plant prefers low-elevation, coastal, and northwestern North America. It is able to cope with grasses and has nitrogen fixing ability.
A native to low - elevation, coastal, north western North America, This tall (to 40 m, with diameter up to 1 m), tree has been described as one of the most productive trees in North America (10 - 11 cu m/ha/yr, on a 20 - 30 year rotation). It is a very vigorous plant, able to cope with grasses and this combined with its nitrogen fixing ability makes it an ideal nurse crop. The wood, classed a softwood, is moderately soft, moderately light and moderately dense, with a fine, even texture. It is easy to work, does not tend to warp much during seasoning, glues easily and is popular for furniture and panelling despite the fact that it scars easily and wears poorly. It also pulps well and the pulp is used in the western USA, in a blend with conifer pulp to provide smoothness and softness to tissue, bond, envelope and book papers. The tree coppices well and makes a good charcoal.
Medicinal uses are similar to those of the common alder.