| Description | An Alder with deeply cut leaves giving a ferny appearance to the tree. |
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| Pronunciation | (AL-nus)(glue-ti-NO-sa) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-7 |
| Sunlight | full, some shade |
| Moisture | average, tolerates wet |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | not showy, catkins |
| Leaves | slender, deeply and pinnately lobed, reach greater than 1/2 way to mid rib, ferny appearance |
| Roots | has nitrogen fixing nodules on its roots |
| Dimensions | around 20 by 15 feet or larger (HS), wispy, narrow pyramidal |
| Cultivar Origin | circa 1859 |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson) |
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