Snapshot of an Alder

Alders are a water loving, nitrogen fixing tree or shrub (depending on the exact species and growing conditions). We planted ours in 2015, and we already knew that the water loving part was important. Now, after the  floods they’ve been through, the alders are looking beautiful.

Alder branches with leaves, cones and catkins
Alder leaves, cones and catkins
Alder cones
Young alder cones
Alder male catkin
Alder catkin
Alder cones
alder cones
Alder leaves, cones and catkins covered in ice from freezing rain
Alder leaves, cones and catkins covered in ice from freezing rain
Alder cones
Young alder cones
Alder branches with leaves
Alder branches