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Alnus formosana

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Alder from Taiwan with beautiful young shoots. The size after 10 years is 15 m. The flower colour is dark red. This plant is mostly hardy.The flowering period is May - June.

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : Ness Botanic Garden

Date taken : 27.10.2017

Common name : Alder

Family : Betulaceae

© first picture : Arjan Laros

© picture 2 : PlantScope, een unieke 'groene' databank op i nternet

© picture 3 : Arjan Laros, location picture : Ness Botanic Garden

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : tree
soil type : good gardening soil
planting place : needs a partially shaded place
habit/form : upright growing
water requirement : needs a lot of water
wind tolerance : not susceptible to wind
the plant is deciduous
height approx : between 10 and 12.5 meter
width approx : between 5 and 7.5 meter
quantity per m2 : 1
flower colour : red
leaf colour : green
fruit/seed colour : brown
fruit / seed period : august - september
leaf shape : compound leaves
leaf size : between 15 and 20 cm
edibility : The plant is not edible
scent : not scented
flowering period : may - june
hardiness : mostly hardy

Of this plant no stock is known unfortunately and therefore it does not occur in the on-line plantshop