I'm not sure what variety these are but I don't think there's much wood value there. I've seen some varieties online that grow to fifty and sixty feet but these are more like weed trees (if I can use that term). There's another area at the edge of one of the pastures where they've been established much longer (and left uncut) and have grown in a thick cluster to about 20'. It's at the edge of my property ajacent to a wooded area that buffers a stream. I just let them grow.
This newer growth that I referred to in the opening of the thread is out in front of the house and I'm not sure I'm liking how fast they're spreading. They even seem to be changing the nature of the soil where they grow...kind of like walking on a peat bog ...I'll keep mowing them....not sure I'll be around for the August full moon though...:laughing::laughing:
Got this from wikipedia:
Alder is particularly noted for its important symbiotic relationship with Frankia alni, actinomycete filamentous nitrogen-fixing bacterium. This bacterium is found in root nodules which may be as large as a human fist, with many small lobes and light brown in appearance. The bacterium absorbs nitrogen from the air and makes it available to the tree. Alder, in turn, provides the bacterium with carbon, which it produces through photosynthesis. As a result of this mutually-beneficial relationship, alder improves the fertility of the soils where it grows, and as a pioneer species, it helps provide additional nitrogen for the successional species which follow.
The catkins of some alder species, have a degree of edibility[2] and may be rich in protein. Although they are reported to have a bitter and unpleasant taste, they are more useful for survival purposes. The wood of certain alder species is often used to smoke various food items.
Alder bark contains the anti-inflammatory salicin which is metabolized into salicylic acid in the body.[3] Native Americans used Red Alder bark (Alnus rubra) to treat poison oak, insect bites, and skin irritations. Blackfeet Indians used an infusion made from the bark of Red Alder to treat lymphatic disorders and tuberculosis. Recent clinical studies have verified that red alder contains betulin and lupeol, compounds shown to be effective against a variety of tumors.[4]
The inner bark of the alder, as well as red osier dogwood, or chokecherry, was also used by Native Americans in their smoking mixtures, known as kinnikinnick, to improve the taste of the bearberry leaf.[5]
Alder is illustrated in the coat of arms for the Austrian town of Grossarl.
Electric guitars, most notably the Fender Stratocaster and Fender Telecaster have been built with alder bodies since the 1950s. Alder is appreciated for its bright tone, and has been adopted by many electric guitar manufacturers.
This newer growth that I referred to in the opening of the thread is out in front of the house and I'm not sure I'm liking how fast they're spreading. They even seem to be changing the nature of the soil where they grow...kind of like walking on a peat bog ...I'll keep mowing them....not sure I'll be around for the August full moon though...:laughing::laughing:
Got this from wikipedia:
Alder is particularly noted for its important symbiotic relationship with Frankia alni, actinomycete filamentous nitrogen-fixing bacterium. This bacterium is found in root nodules which may be as large as a human fist, with many small lobes and light brown in appearance. The bacterium absorbs nitrogen from the air and makes it available to the tree. Alder, in turn, provides the bacterium with carbon, which it produces through photosynthesis. As a result of this mutually-beneficial relationship, alder improves the fertility of the soils where it grows, and as a pioneer species, it helps provide additional nitrogen for the successional species which follow.
The catkins of some alder species, have a degree of edibility[2] and may be rich in protein. Although they are reported to have a bitter and unpleasant taste, they are more useful for survival purposes. The wood of certain alder species is often used to smoke various food items.
Alder bark contains the anti-inflammatory salicin which is metabolized into salicylic acid in the body.[3] Native Americans used Red Alder bark (Alnus rubra) to treat poison oak, insect bites, and skin irritations. Blackfeet Indians used an infusion made from the bark of Red Alder to treat lymphatic disorders and tuberculosis. Recent clinical studies have verified that red alder contains betulin and lupeol, compounds shown to be effective against a variety of tumors.[4]
The inner bark of the alder, as well as red osier dogwood, or chokecherry, was also used by Native Americans in their smoking mixtures, known as kinnikinnick, to improve the taste of the bearberry leaf.[5]
Alder is illustrated in the coat of arms for the Austrian town of Grossarl.
Electric guitars, most notably the Fender Stratocaster and Fender Telecaster have been built with alder bodies since the 1950s. Alder is appreciated for its bright tone, and has been adopted by many electric guitar manufacturers.