THE ALDER
The alder tree can easily be recognised by the small black cones which hang all the year round from its boughs. The alder is a "waterlover," and is generally found growing along river banks. The line of underground springs can often be traced by these trees. The bark is rough and black, and the branches are irregular. The wood of the alder is exceedingly durable in water, and is used for making clogs. The leaf has a toothed edge and p notch at the top. The leaf stalk is very short. The flowers, which arc? female, remain on the tree quite a long time; they have red-brown bracts. The empty cases of the cones remain on the tree all winter, giving it a brown appearance. The cones grow in groups of from three to seven. The tree has both male and female catkins. The male are large and cylindrical, and grow nearer the end of the shoot than the female. »
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 234, 2 October 1937, Page 2 (Supplement)
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162THE ALDER Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 234, 2 October 1937, Page 2 (Supplement)
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