Alder

Orinda, California, United States

Nevada, United States

2010.11.01 Lower Austria, district Gnserndorf (Nanni-Au, March nature reserve, 143 m AMSL).Still shot of the alder carr video shown here.Besides alder other trees resistant to wet conditions feel at home there, especially several Salix species. Most of the leaves you can see however are of Acer campestre who prefers dryer places and only grows on the rim of the carr.German name of tree: Schwarz-Erle, of habitat: Schwarzerlen-Bruchwald

2010-11-09 Burgenland, district Mattersburg (Rohrbacher Wald, 380 m AMSL).German name: Schwarz-Erle

2011-08-20 Lower Austria, district Baden - Fischa Black Alder alluvial forest (186 msm Quadrant 8064/2).German name: Schwarz-ErleThe roots on the bank are of Alnus glutinosa.More photos from the same habitat.

2011-03-06 Lower Austria, districts Wien-Umgebung and Bruck/Leitha (Fischa-Auen, 171 m AMSL).Treetops of some ancient alder trees; I think the holes in the dead trunk have been dug by woodpeckers.See also remarks here.German name: Schwarz-Erle

2011-03-06 Lower Austria, districts Wien-Umgebung and Bruck/Leitha (Fischa-Auen, 177 m AMSL).Fischa alluvial forests in so-called Feuchte Ebene ('wet plain') are dominated by black alder; Salix (S. alba featured here, the huge one in centre right) and Populus - which prevail in Danube river alluvial forests - are present but not dominant.German name: Silber-Weide + Schwarz-Erle

New York, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

2011-08-20 Lower Austria, district Baden - Fischa Black Alder alluvial forest (186 msm Quadrant 8064/2).German name: Schwarz-ErleMale catkins which will flower next year (females in bokeh, also ripe cones from this year).More photos from the same habitat.

Guildford, England, United Kingdom

Vrouwenpolder, Zeeland, Netherlands

2011-08-20 Lower Austria, district Baden - Fischa Black Alder alluvial forest (186 msm Quadrant 8064/2).German name: Schwarz-ErleThe roots on the bank are of Alnus glutinosa.

2011-08-20 Lower Austria, district Baden - Fischa Black Alder alluvial forest (186 msm Quadrant 8064/2).German name: Schwarz-ErleFemale cones which will flower next year (males in bokeh, also ripe cones from this year).More photos from the same habitat.

2010-11-09 Burgenland, district Mattersburg (Rohrbacher Wald, 380 m AMSL).Treetops - habitus. There's also a young shoot of Fagus sylvatica in the photo, plus leaves of it and of Quercus.German name (Alnus): Schwarz-Erle

2010-11-09 Burgenland, district Mattersburg (Rohrbacher Wald, 380 m AMSL).Treetops - habitus.German name: Schwarz-Erle

2011-03-06 Lower Austria, districts Wien-Umgebung and Bruck/Leitha (Fischa-Auen, 171 m AMSL).Most trees in the background and the trunk in front are black alder.See also remarks here.German name: Schwarz-Erle

2011-03-14 Lower Austria, districts Wien-Umgebung & Bruck-Leitha (the river marks the district border; 165 m AMSL).The huge trees to the left are Populus nigra, most of the other trees are Alnus glutinosa.

2011-08-20 Lower Austria, district Baden - Fischa Black Alder alluvial forest (186 msm Quadrant 8064/2).German name: Schwarz-ErleTwigs, leaves.More photos from the same habitat.

2011-03-06 Lower Austria, districts Wien-Umgebung and Bruck/Leitha (Fischa-Auen, 170 m AMSL).The catkins (front, bottom left corner) are of black alder, as are most trees to be seen here.See also remarks here.German name: Schwarz-Erle

2011-03-06 Lower Austria, districts Wien-Umgebung and Bruck/Leitha (Fischa-Auen, 171 m AMSL).Fruit of last year (cones centre-right), as well as young female cones and male catkins - neither of which flowering yet, but flowering season should begin soon.German name: Schwarz-Erle

2011-04-25 Lower Austria, district Mdling (Diebsgraben, 318 msm Quadrant 7863/1).Ramsons in an alder-oak-hornbeam-acorn-forest; most prominent species here are (besides A. ursinum) Alnus glutinosa, Carpinus betulus and Acer campestre.See also this one.

Alnus acuminata subsp. arguta, un rbol de la zona de montaa del centro de Veracruz, en problemas debido la tala excesiva y la escasa reintroduccin de plantas; hasta hace unas dcadas era parte importante de extensos bosques, ahora sus poblaciones se han reducido a escasos manchones. Fotografa en el cerro Magdalena, en el mun. de Tlacolulan. Enero 2012. Fotografa bajo licencia: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.

Alnus acuminata subsp. arguta, un rbol de la zona de montaa del centro de Veracruz, en problemas debido la tala excesiva y la escasa reintroduccin de plantas; hasta hace unas dcadas era parte importante de extensos bosques, ahora sus poblaciones se han reducido a escasos manchones. Fotografa en el cerro Magdalena, en el mun. de Tlacolulan. Enero 2012. Fotografa bajo licencia: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.