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Plant Description and Details
Strength in simplicity, that's what Mt. Alder brings to a landscape. In the mountain ranges, it grows many basal limbs, reaching out to form a large shrub. In lower locales, a slim tree emerges, taller, and with fewer basal trunks. Restful to the eyes, its dark green, double-toothed leaves and smooth grey bark blend with its surroundings. Light green cones, summer pendants, brown up and release their seeds the following spring, looking like miniature pinecones. Native peoples used the bark medicinally.
| Common Names | Mt. Alder, Thinleaf Alder |
| Community | Mountain |
| Annual Water Needs | 15-20 inches |
| Drought Tolerant | No |
| Native Range | Moister, exposed and forested areas in the mountains, throughout the western states. |
| Native States | CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY |
| Hardiness | Down to Zone 5 |
| Exposure | Sun - Part Shade |
| Soil Preference | Well Drained |
| Placement | Moderately moist area, shrub thicket, along ponds or creeks. |
| Mature Height | 20+ ft. |
| Mature Width | 100 in. |
| Group Spacing | 6-8 ft. |
| Establishment Tips | Water at planting and 3-4 times deeply the first summer. |
| Maintenance Tips | Easy care. Prune if desired. |
| Plants Symbol | ALINT |
| Family Name | Betulaceae |
| Lewis & Clark | No |
