the Botanical name - Alnus sp.pl.
The German name - Erle, English - Alder, Italian - Ontano.
Trees from family berezocvetnyh (Betulaceae). Reach heights to 35 metres and a thickness of a trunk 40 - 50 centimetres. Grow in all Europe, in Asia Minor and the North Africa. For Russia matter: Alnus glutinosa L., a black alder - a large, most widespread tree with wide, vyemchatymi on
To top, brilliant dark green leaves; Alnus incana L., a white or grey alder
- A small tree, more often - a large bush with a smooth bark of a trunk and sinevato - or the glaucous leaves pointed at top.
Alnus
the Alder Tree
